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====== 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: **^<alt><del>**

You should seen a screen with 4 option **chose 32-Bit (i386) <enter>**.
 
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: **<leave blank>**

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: **<enter password> <enter>**

Verify: **<reenter password> <enter>**

Name of user: mustange <enter>

Verify user account: <enter>

Password for the user: <A> <enter>

Verify Password: <A> <enter>

Participate in the package usage survey: No <enter>

Software Selection Screen :** <Uncheck all options> click continue**\\
Note: You could chose to install the gnome application at this time. I did not.

Install Grub on Master Boot Sector: Yes <enter>

Once the system is done installing the operating system it will reboot

At the login screen: login with root <enter>

Password: <root password> <enter>

==== Installing Patches ====
 
mv source.list sources.list.bak <enter>

wget http://10.80.2.6/files/student/sources.list <enter>

aptitude update <enter>

aptitude upgrade <enter>

aptitude search ssh <enter>

aptitude install openssh-client openssh-server <enter> 

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 <enter>

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.
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