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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
| 10 | <section> |
10 | <section> |
| 11 | <title>Filesystem Information</title> |
11 | <title>Filesystem Information</title> |
| 12 | <subsection> |
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| 78 | <path>/boot</path> partition (such as <b>PPC</b>), don't copy it verbatim. |
78 | <path>/boot</path> partition (such as <b>PPC</b>), don't copy it verbatim. |
| 79 | </p> |
79 | </p> |
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| 81 | <p> |
81 | <p> |
| 82 | In our default x86 partitioning example <path>/boot</path> is the |
82 | In our default x86 partitioning example <path>/boot</path> is the |
| 83 | <path>/dev/hda1</path> partition, with <c>ext2</c> as filesystem. It shouldn't |
83 | <path>/dev/hda1</path> partition, with <c>ext2</c> as filesystem. |
| 84 | be mounted automatically (<c>noauto</c>) but does need to be checked. So we |
84 | It needs to be checked during boot, so we would write down: |
| 85 | would write down: |
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| 86 | </p> |
85 | </p> |
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| 88 | <pre caption="An example /boot line for /etc/fstab"> |
87 | <pre caption="An example /boot line for /etc/fstab"> |
| 89 | /dev/hda1 /boot ext2 noauto 1 2 |
88 | /dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 |
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92 | Some users don't want their <path>/boot</path> partition to be mounted |
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93 | automatically. Those people should substitute <c>defaults</c> with |
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94 | <c>noauto</c>. This does mean that you need to manually mount this partition |
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95 | every time you want to use it. |
| 90 | </pre> |
96 | </p> |
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| 92 | <p> |
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| 93 | Now, to improve performance, most users would want to add the <c>noatime</c> |
99 | Now, to improve performance, most users would want to add the <c>noatime</c> |
| 94 | option as mountoption, which results in a faster system since access times |
100 | option as mountoption, which results in a faster system since access times |
| 95 | aren't registered (you don't need those generally anyway): |
101 | aren't registered (you don't need those generally anyway): |
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| 151 | <pre caption="Adding usbfs filesystem to /etc/fstab"> |
157 | <pre caption="Adding usbfs filesystem to /etc/fstab"> |
| 152 | none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0 |
158 | none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0 |
| 153 | </pre> |
159 | </pre> |
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| 155 | <p> |
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| 156 | Reread your <path>/etc/fstab</path>, save and quit to continue. |
162 | Double-check your <path>/etc/fstab</path>, save and quit to continue. |
| 157 | </p> |
163 | </p> |
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| 159 | </body> |
165 | </body> |
| 160 | </subsection> |
166 | </subsection> |
| 161 | </section> |
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| 164 | <subsection> |
170 | <subsection> |
| 165 | <title>Hostname, Domainname etc.</title> |
171 | <title>Hostname, Domainname etc.</title> |
| 166 | <body> |
172 | <body> |
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| 168 | <p> |
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| 169 | One of the choices the user has to make is name his PC. This seems to be quite |
175 | One of the choices the user has to make is name his/her PC. This seems to be |
| 170 | easy, but <e>lots</e> of users are having difficulties finding the appropriate |
176 | quite easy, but <e>lots</e> of users are having difficulties finding the |
| 171 | name for their Linux-pc. To speed things up, know that any name you choose can |
177 | appropriate name for their Linux-pc. To speed things up, know that any name you |
| 172 | be changed afterwards. For all we care, you can just call your system |
178 | choose can be changed afterwards. For all we care, you can just call your system |
| 173 | <c>tux</c> and domain <c>homenetwork</c>. |
179 | <c>tux</c> and domain <c>homenetwork</c>. |
| 174 | </p> |
180 | </p> |
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| 176 | <p> |
182 | <p> |
| 177 | We use these values in the next examples. First we set the hostname: |
183 | We use these values in the next examples. First we set the hostname: |
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| 260 | </p> |
266 | </p> |
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| 262 | <pre caption="Examples for /etc/conf.d/net"> |
268 | <pre caption="Examples for /etc/conf.d/net"> |
| 263 | <comment>(For DHCP)</comment> |
269 | <comment>(For DHCP)</comment> |
| 264 | iface_eth0="dhcp" |
270 | iface_eth0="dhcp" |
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271 | <comment>Some network admins require that you use the</comment> |
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272 | <comment>hostname and domainname provided by the DHCP server.</comment> |
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273 | <comment>In that case, add the following to let dhcpcd use them.</comment> |
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274 | <comment>That will override your own hostname and domainname definitions.</comment> |
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275 | dhcpcd_eth0="-HD" |
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276 | <comment>If you intend on using NTP to keep your machine clock synchronized, use</comment> |
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277 | <comment>the -N option to prevent dhcpcd from overwriting your /etc/ntp.conf file</comment> |
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278 | dhcpcd_eth0="-N" |
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| 266 | <comment>(For static IP)</comment> |
280 | <comment>(For static IP)</comment> |
| 267 | iface_eth0="192.168.0.2 broadcast 192.168.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0" |
281 | iface_eth0="192.168.0.2 broadcast 192.168.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0" |
| 268 | gateway="eth0/192.168.0.1" |
282 | gateway="eth0/192.168.0.1" |
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