====== Desk Top Install ====== ===== Installing the Debian OS ===== Upon bootup **hit F12** to enter the Boot Menu Goto System Setup Chose **Integrated Devices** Select **Integrated NIC set option to On w/ PXE ** Reboot: **^** You should seen a screen with 4 option **chose 32-Bit (i386) **. The next screen has 4 options, the one required is:\\ **Debian/i386 Netboot. install Lenny stable[GUI]** Choose a language: English Choose a country: United States Keymap: American English Host Name: **T-bird** Domain Name: **offbyone.lan** Debian archive mirror country: Scroll to the top, chose **'Enter information Manually'** Next enter ** mirror** NOTE: Use the default settings for the next 3 options Debian archive mirror hostname: mirror Debian archive mirror directory: **/debian/** HTTP proxy information: **** Time Zone: **Eastern** ==== Partitioning the Hard Drive ==== Partitioning method: **Use entire disk** Select disk to partition: **IDE1 master (hda)** Partitioning Scheme: **All files in partition** Write the changes to the disk: **Yes** Root password: ** ** Verify: ** ** Name of user: mustange Verify user account: Password for the user: Verify Password: Participate in the package usage survey: No Software Selection Screen :** click continue**\\ Note: You could chose to install the gnome application at this time. I did not. Install Grub on Master Boot Sector: Yes Once the system is done installing the operating system it will reboot At the login screen: login with root Password: ==== Installing Patches ==== mv source.list sources.list.bak wget http://10.80.2.6/files/student/sources.list aptitude update aptitude upgrade aptitude search ssh aptitude install openssh-client openssh-server apt-get install xorg reboot ===== GNOME Desk Top Install ===== Login as root apt-get install aptitude tasksel tasksel install gnome-desktop --new-install\\ Note: there will be some defaults to take. I chose the pc104 key broad option reboot Login as user "mustange" ===== Compiz Install ===== Open a root terminal screen Enter root password. at the prompt type:\\ apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-gtk Next we need to edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file cd /etc/X11 **cp xorg.conf xorg.conf.bak** **vi xorg.con**f add a new section just befor the [Section "Device"] **Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "enable" EndSection** next go to the bottom of the **Section "Device"** and insert a line above **EndSection**. On the line you inserted type: **Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"** save and exit the file Then type: compiz --replace\\ you may see some errors these can be ignored. reboot Login as mustange after the reboot open a terminal and type:\\ echo "export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/bin/compiz" >> ~/.gnomerc logout and back in. Compiz should be running under the Gnome desktop.