Beta Version of Fermi Linux 7.3.x August 23 2002 This release is based on RedHat Linux 7.3 with the following changes. Please read this entire document before installing. Note again that this is beta. It is not for production use. Please send in bug reports. Installation Locations linux.fnal.gov:/export/linux/73rolling/i386/ Floppy image locations -- you will have to make your own floppies. If the install complains that your floppy version does not match the installer version then you need to download and make a new floppy. You will have to get this new version of the install floppy because of this version check. ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/73rolling/i386/images/bootnet.img Floppy laptop image locations ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/73rolling/i386/images/pcmcia.img ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/73rolling/i386/images/pcmciadd.img To make the install floppys. Put a scratch floppy in "/dev/fd0". Download the above file(s) dd if=bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0 Note that there are multiple "drivers" floppy images for "other drivers". See the RedHat documentation in /images/README for more info. See /RELEASE-NOTES for the RedHat release notes. Changes made by Fermi(Troy, Connie, Kevin) Table of contents ADDED compared to RedHat 7.3 UPDATED compared to RedHat 7.3 Installer modifications /contrib HARDWARE SPECIFIC ISSUES SOFTWARE ISSUES/BUGS RedHat ERRATA Each has a "---" line above and below it. Things that start with a "*" are new compared to "last time". ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDED compared to RedHat 7.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerberos -- Fermi version The naming conventions for the fermi kerberos rpm's was changed from 7.1.x and 6.1.x. This was done so that the rpm's would install easier during a regular install. Although both RedHat's and Fermi's kerberos live happily together, whichever rpm is installed last is put into the users path. krb5-config-fermi-1.6-73x.1.i386.rpm krb5-libs-fermi-1.6-73x.1.i386.rpm krb5-workstation-fermi-1.6-73x.1.i386.rpm *SSH -- Fermi version * The older version of ssh was put into the distribution. It was also * changed so that you could put on just the older server. If a * machine is going to need to be accessed via an older ssh (which many * servers may) the best solution is to install openssh, opessh-client * and ssh-server. This way when people log in, they can use the older * ssh, but when they go out, they will be using the new openssh. * * ssh-1.2.27g-23.i386.rpm * ssh-server-1.2.27g-23.i386.rpm * OpenAFS The openafs rpm's are basically what openafs puts out. The only changes are ThisCell (so that it binds to fermilab), the startup script (to do a better job of checking to make sure the AFS servers are reachable), and update_afs_cellservdb.pl (added to sync up the CellServDB file) The binaries (such as klog, and tokens) are now in /usr/bin. If you find that this is going to break scripts, you should intall the openafs-compat rpm which will link everything to /usr/afsws like transarc's afs works. Created a "Openafs Client" group so that it is easier to select this during the install. * The OpenAFS rpm's have been updated to use openafs 1.2.6. * * openafs-1.2.6-FL731.1.i386.rpm * openafs-client-1.2.6-FL731.1.i386.rpm * openafs-compat-1.2.6-FL731.1.i386.rpm * openafs-kernel-1.2.6-FL2418.5.1.i386.rpm Adobe Acrobat reader acroread-5.05.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-5.05.i386.rpm autorpm * It is still there, but the next version it will be disabled. *Yum * * Have added yum. Yum is a program similar to autorpm. The * name stands for "Yellowdog Upgrade Manager". Yellowdog is * a Mac Linux distribution that uses rpms. A Linux system * administrator from the Duke University Physics department * decided to take "YUP"(Yellowdog Upgrade Program" and add some new * features. He released this new "YUP" as "YUM". * This is not installed by default. So please install it * yourself and test it. It is expected to be in the next beta as the * "autorpm" replacement. Some features * * yum list updates * List rpms that could be updated. * yum list new * List rpms that you do NOT have installed but are available * in your "distribution" * yum update <option package list> * Upgrade all rpms that could be upgraded if no "package list" * or just the packages if listed. * yum install <package list> * Install "package(s) listed". Note that if you specify a * package and it needs other rpms because of dependencies * yum will download all of the packages needed to satisfy * these dependencies. This will be really handy to install * packages later. No need to know dependencies, or ftp * site addresses. Very handy. * * Most of the above commands can have "globs" as part of the "packages" * list, so you can use wildcards such as 'kde*'. * There is a man page for yum. It is a really small page. Not * tons of options. Nice and easy. So give it a try. It will send * mail about what it did. Note at the moment it can and does upgrade * kernels. You should only let it upgrade kernels with you watching * and checking that it did it right. serialconsole-1.0-3.noarch.rpm Changes /etc/inittab, /etc/lilo.conf, /etc/securetty so that a person can do most everything through the console. NOTE1:This is only supported with lilo, not grub. NOTE2: Kudzu tries to be smart in setting the serial console. This might have some undesired effects, such as allowing ONLY logins from the serial console. This is still being researched at this time. zz_inittab_change-1.0-2.i386.rpm Changes /etc/inittab to require the root password for single user mode. zz_sendmail_accept-1.0-2.i386.rpm Changes Sendmail config so that it allows incomming mail. Not installed by default. If you want it, you need to install it. If a workgroup needs it then the workgroup maintainer should add it to the workgroup. Same as 7.1.1 . zz_lang_collate-1.0-2.noarch.rpm Changes LANG so that sorting is done the same as 6.1 and earlier. (ABCabc instead of AaBbCc). Not installed by default. Same as 7.1.1 . zz_no_colorls-1.0-1.noarch.rpm -- Workgroup can choose to install Turns off "color" of ls. Same as 7.1.1 . ups/upd bootstrap upsupdbootstrap-2.2-5.i386.rpm upsupdbootstrap-generic-2.2-3.i386.rpm upsupdbootstrap-local-2.2-3.i386.rpm Upgraded to include latest fullFUE as of July 20, 2002 UPS/UPD bootstrap rpms. zz_ntp_configure-2.0-1.i386.rpm Configure ntp for Fermi site network. zz_emacs_link-1.0-1.i386.rpm Make a symbolic link from "emacs" to "xemacs" when xemacs is installed. zz_tcp_wrappers_change-1.2-3.noarch.rpm Disable all offsite access to common network services. Also puts in the "DOE required login banners". Workgroup tag files. Only 1 is installed depending on which workgroup was selected. Astro-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm Farms-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm BooNE-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm FermiStandAlone-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm CDFCAFWorker-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm FermiVeryGeneric-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm CDFlevel3-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm FnaluBatch-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm CDFoffsite-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm FnaluInteractive-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm CDFonline-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm FOCUS-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm CDF-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm GenericFarm-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm CMSdesktop-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm ODS-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm CMSfarm-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm OSS-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm CMSserver-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm RIP-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm ConsoleServer-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm SDSS-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm CPD-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm Theory-tag-2.0-10.noarch.rpm * ClueD0Workstation-tag.2.0.11.noarch.rpm zz_a2ps_stdout-1.0-1.i386.rpm -- Workgroup decision Change the output of a2ps to go to stdout vs the printer. zz_libg2c.a_change-2.0-1.i386.rpm -- Workgroup decision Creates a missing symbolic link in the gcc-g77 package from /usr/lib/libg2c.a to /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/libg2c.a zz_tex_tweaks-1.0-1.i386.rpm -- Workgroup decision Changes the default paper size to 8.5 x 11 vs A3 zz_rhn_undefault-1.0-1.i386.rpm RedHat Network is installed by default on your gnome panel. This rpm takes this off of the default panel. It does not take it off of users panel if the applet is already there, but it does make it so that any new users will not have it on their panel. Users can still put the applet on their panel if they choose to. flpr I am installing the flpr rpm by default. I got the latest version from Randy. This does NOT require ups/upd. The flpr binary will reside in /usr/local/bin/ . This should just make using flpr easier for all. pcp Moved pcp(perfomance co-pilot) from contrib to /RedHat/RPMS This allows it to be installed during the RedHat portion of the install. This allows us to only have one copy of the rpm vs one for each workgroup. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED compared to RedHat 7.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Pam-krb5 - Fermi patched source. Original version did not allow anyone * to log in as root via the console if root had a .k5login file * * pam_krb5-1.55-1f1.i386.rpm Jpilot -- upgraded - old version really broken jpilot-0.99.2-2.i386.rpm Mozilla -- upgraded to 1.0 version vs 0.9.9 version Installed instead of netscape mozilla-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-chat-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-devel-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-dom-inspector-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-js-debugger-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-mail-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-nspr-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-nspr-devel-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-nss-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-nss-devel-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm mozilla-psm-1.0.0-4.i386.rpm galeon-1.2.5-1.i386.rpm lokkit Fermi patched source. We have put in menu options to allow the user to poke predefined holes for Kerberos, NFS, and AFS. These work best with the medium setting. gnome-lokkit-0.50-8f3.i386.rpm lokkit-0.50-8f3.i386.rpm OpenSSH -- updated This is a major change. Please see the Fermi.openssh.readme in the Fermi.documentation directory for more info. Do NOT skip reading this. It is quite long which is why I have not included it in this document. * Fix to make the config file a better fit at Fermi. Moved the decsion * if openssh-server is installed to the workgroups. All of the workgroups * still install openssh-server as before. If a workgroup wants to not * install openssh-server then they just need to remove the entry from * their "comps" file. * openssh-3.4p1f12-7.3.3.i386.rpm * openssh-askpass-3.4p1f12-7.3.3.i386.rpm * openssh-askpass-gnome-3.4p1f12-7.3.3.i386.rpm * openssh-clients-3.4p1f12-7.3.3.i386.rpm * openssh-server-3.4p1f12-7.3.3.i386.rpm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installer modifications --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerberos is enabled by default on the normal RedHat authentication screen. The installer does NOT know if what you put in here is accurate so if you change something make sure it is right because that is what you are going to get. This is not done the same way as it was on Fermi Linux 7.1.1 . In this release I am using the normal Redhat install screen. I just pre fill it out for you. Fermized the graphics, and added many workgroup icons. Changes to "defaults" from RedHat installer. Firewall is off by default. RedHat default was Medium. US/Central is default timezone. RedHat default was New York. Kerberos is on by default with a realm of FNAL.GOV . RedHat default was off. LILO is the default bootloader. The errata 2.4.18-5 kernel breaks the GRUB install during the install. I have fixed the Grub problem during the install. So Grub should now work during the install. Upgrades are now supported. The "mediacheck" option of the install now works. Workgroups The "contents" of the workgroups is either "from scratch" or forwarded over from 71rolling depending on if you told Troy that you wanted your workgroup forwarded from 71rolling. So most workgroups are "from scratch" which means that they do not have any configfiles/rpms/scripts. Talk to your workgroup maintainers to see if your workgroup is ready. Kickstarters will have to run the fermi "post.sh" just like they did on Fermi Linux 7.1.1 . Fermi Generic Desktop Added Choice of Openafs Client Kernel Development Changed the default install of Software Developement to Yes was no * ClueD0Workstation * * A new workgroup. gv Ghostview was not installed at all. I added it to the default "desktop" installs. flpr Now installed by default. No need for ups/upd as this is a rpm. Fixed a problem where "Fermi Generic Desktop" was permanently selected. I forgot to change this default between the alpha and the first beta release. Created a "Netscape" group to allow for easy installation of netscape by the workgroups. I had changed the default of the web browser to be mozilla but some still want netscape. This will just make it easier for the to select it. Workgroups just need to include "@ Netscape" in their "comps" file to include it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /contrib (on cdrom 3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- openoffice.org 1.0.1 * nvidia/ * * Nvidia video drivers. You will need to recompile for this os. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARDWARE SPECIFIC ISSUES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel GX motherboards still need the "apic" option entered during the "floppy" boot because of aic7xxx issues. This is the same as 7.1.1 . "linux apic" ASUS A7M266-D motherboard has a similar problem but it needs the noapic option. "linux noapic" With CDROM installs the Adaptec scsi control driver has to timeout each lun. This takes a really really really long time. If you do not need the scsi during the install I suggest you boot with "linux noprobe". This will let you select drivers and allow you to skip the Adaptec scsi driver and thus the timeout problem. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOFTWARE ISSUES/BUGS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KDE Logout of a session may hang. Happens at least on some Intel 810 video envirnoments. This is one of those builting video chipsets. UPGRADES Fairly slow. I guess it has lots of things to do. CVS cvs core dumps *IF* the file "Distribution/srt2/.cvspass" does not have world read permission. *--------------------------------------------------------------------------- *FIXED SOFTWARE ISSUES/BUGS *--------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * GRUB * * GRUB installs via the installer are broken because of the errata * kernel which is used by the installer. I have thus made LILO * the default bootloader. If you still want GRUB you have 1 choices. * You can run grub-install via the ctrl-alt-f2 window after chrooting * to /mnt/sysimage before rebooting or reboot with a Toms or Linuxcare * cd or the Fermi Linux 7.3.x install cd with the "rescue" option at * boot and run grub-install from there. * * Root login * * Sometimes does not work. More info soon. * Have a temporary workaround for now. Should have a fix for the * next release. * * KERBEROS xinetd clients * * The wrong ones were in xinetd. This is fixed now. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RedHat ERRATA --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * kernel-2.4.18-10.athlon.rpm * kernel-2.4.18-10.i386.rpm * kernel-2.4.18-10.i586.rpm * kernel-2.4.18-10.i686.rpm * kernel-bigmem-2.4.18-10.i686.rpm * kernel-BOOT-2.4.18-10.i386.rpm * kernel-debug-2.4.18-10.i686.rpm * kernel-doc-2.4.18-10.i386.rpm * kernel-smp-2.4.18-10.athlon.rpm * kernel-smp-2.4.18-10.i586.rpm * kernel-smp-2.4.18-10.i686.rpm * kernel-source-2.4.18-10.i386.rpm * libpng-1.0.14-0.7x.3.i386.rpm * libpng-devel-1.0.14-0.7x.3.i386.rpm krb5-devel-1.2.4-2.i386.rpm krb5-libs-1.2.4-2.i386.rpm krb5-server-1.2.4-2.i386.rpm krb5-workstation-1.2.4-2.i386.rpm bind-9.2.1-1.7x.2.i386.rpm bind-devel-9.2.1-1.7x.2.i386.rpm bind-utils-9.2.1-1.7x.2.i386.rpm gaim-0.59-0.7.3.i386.rpm openssl095a-0.9.5a-18.i386.rpm openssl096-0.9.6-13.i386.rpm openssl-0.9.6b-28.i386.rpm openssl-0.9.6b-28.i686.rpm openssl-devel-0.9.6b-28.i386.rpm openssl-perl-0.9.6b-28.i386.rpm glibc-2.2.5-39.i386.rpm glibc-2.2.5-39.i686.rpm glibc-common-2.2.5-39.i386.rpm glibc-debug-2.2.5-39.i386.rpm glibc-debug-2.2.5-39.i686.rpm glibc-debug-static-2.2.5-39.i386.rpm glibc-devel-2.2.5-39.i386.rpm glibc-profile-2.2.5-39.i386.rpm glibc-utils-2.2.5-39.i386.rpm nscd-2.2.5-39.i386.rpm redhat-lsb-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm openssl095a-0.9.5a-14.i386.rpm openssl096-0.9.6-9.i386.rpm openssl-0.9.6b-24.i386.rpm openssl-devel-0.9.6b-24.i386.rpm openssl-perl-0.9.6b-24.i386.rpm evolution-1.0.3-6f1.i386.rpm glibc-2.2.5-37.i386.rpm glibc-2.2.5-37.i686.rpm glibc-common-2.2.5-37.i386.rpm glibc-debug-2.2.5-37.i386.rpm glibc-debug-2.2.5-37.i686.rpm glibc-debug-static-2.2.5-37.i386.rpm glibc-devel-2.2.5-37.i386.rpm glibc-profile-2.2.5-37.i386.rpm glibc-utils-2.2.5-37.i386.rpm nscd-2.2.5-37.i386.rpm cpp-2.96-112.i386.rpm gcc-2.96-112.i386.rpm gcc-c++-2.96-112.i386.rpm gcc-chill-2.96-112.i386.rpm gcc-g77-2.96-112.i386.rpm gcc-java-2.96-112.i386.rpm gcc-objc-2.96-112.i386.rpm libstdc++-2.96-112.i386.rpm libstdc++-devel-2.96-112.i386.rpm losetup-2.11n-12.7.3.i386.rpm mount-2.11n-12.7.3.i386.rpm util-linux-2.11n-12.7.3.i386.rpm psmisc-20.2-3.73.i386.rpm squid-2.4.STABLE6-6.7.3.i386.rpm glibc-2.2.5-36.i386.rpm glibc-2.2.5-36.i686.rpm glibc-common-2.2.5-36.i386.rpm glibc-debug-2.2.5-36.i386.rpm glibc-debug-2.2.5-36.i686.rpm glibc-debug-static-2.2.5-36.i386.rpm glibc-devel-2.2.5-36.i386.rpm glibc-kernheaders-2.4-7.16.i386.rpm glibc-profile-2.2.5-36.i386.rpm glibc-utils-2.2.5-36.i386.rpm nscd-2.2.5-36.i386.rpm ucd-snmp-4.2.5-7.73.0.i386.rpm ucd-snmp-devel-4.2.5-7.73.0.i386.rpm ucd-snmp-utils-4.2.5-7.73.0.i386.rpm kernel-2.4.18-5.athlon.rpm kernel-2.4.18-5.i386.rpm kernel-2.4.18-5.i686.rpm kernel-bigmem-2.4.18-5.i686.rpm kernel-BOOT-2.4.18-5.i386.rpm kernel-debug-2.4.18-5.i686.rpm kernel-doc-2.4.18-5.i386.rpm kernel-smp-2.4.18-5.athlon.rpm kernel-smp-2.4.18-5.i586.rpm kernel-smp-2.4.18-5.i686.rpm kernel-source-2.4.18-5.i386.rpm kernel-2.4.18-5.i586.rpm apache-1.3.23-14.i386.rpm apache-devel-1.3.23-14.i386.rpm apache-manual-1.3.23-14.i386.rpm LPRng-3.8.9-4.i386.rpm mailman-2.0.11-1.i386.rpm ethereal-0.9.4-0.7.3.0.i386.rpm ethereal-gnome-0.9.4-0.7.3.0.i386.rpm bind-9.2.1-0.7x.i386.rpm bind-devel-9.2.1-0.7x.i386.rpm bind-utils-9.2.1-0.7x.i386.rpm dateconfig-0.7.5-7.i386.rpm ghostscript-6.52-9.4.i386.rpm xchat-1.8.9-1.73.0.i386.rpm sane-backends-1.0.7-6.1.i386.rpm sane-backends-devel-1.0.7-6.1.i386.rpm evolution-1.0.3-6.i386.rpm fetchmail-5.9.0-11.i386.rpm fetchmailconf-5.9.0-11.i386.rpm kernel-2.4.18-4.athlon.rpm kernel-2.4.18-4.i386.rpm kernel-2.4.18-4.i686.rpm kernel-bigmem-2.4.18-4.i686.rpm kernel-BOOT-2.4.18-4.i386.rpm kernel-debug-2.4.18-4.i686.rpm kernel-doc-2.4.18-4.i386.rpm kernel-smp-2.4.18-4.athlon.rpm kernel-smp-2.4.18-4.i586.rpm kernel-smp-2.4.18-4.i686.rpm kernel-source-2.4.18-4.i386.rpm mod_python-2.7.8-1.i386.rpm mozilla-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-chat-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-devel-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-dom-inspector-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-js-debugger-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-mail-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-nspr-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-nspr-devel-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-nss-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-nss-devel-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm mozilla-psm-0.9.9-12.7.3.i386.rpm perl-Digest-MD5-2.20-1.i386.rpm nss_ldap-189-2.i386.rpm