Install Packages                Centaurus
02 Oct 2012

12:37
                                dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
  geographic area               etc
  timezone                      UTC

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12:38
                                apt-get update   # sync with package database
                                apt-get upgrade  # upgrade existing packages


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12:38
                apt-get -y install ntpdate
                apt-get -y install ntp

                vi /etc/ntp.conf
                        add 
                        server 10.240.158.4
                        server 10.128.240.4
                        server clock.coas.oregonstate.edu

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12:41
                apt-get -y install rsync
                apt-get -y install lynx    # text based browser
                apt-get -y install uucp
                apt-get -y install gnuplot
                apt-get -y install minicom # serial user interface
                apt-get -y install expat   # xml parsing
                apt-get -y install nmap    # network monitoring
                apt-get -y install make
                apt-get -y install perl-doc
12:44
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###
### default editor
###
### controls behaviour or visudo, and crontab

                        update-alternatives --config editor
There are 3 alternatives which provide `editor'.

  Selection    Alternative
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*         0    /bin/ed
          1    /bin/nano
          2    /usr/bin/vim.tiny

Press enter to keep the default[*], or type selection number: 

                        2
Using `/usr/bin/vim.tiny' to provide `editor'.


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12:44
                apt-get -y install sudo
                visudo          # /etc/sudoers
                        add toby

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### ftp not installed on Centaurus
### This section left in as a place holder.

                apt-get install ftpd
from peacock
                ftp 10.128.239.202
ftp: connect: Connection refused
                /sbin/reboot
Connected to 10.128.239.202.

                vi /etc/inittab
                        add -ll option for verbose logging
                vi /etc/hosts
                        add     10.185.184.40   cr1000  # for reverse DNS lookup

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