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| * Knowledge of basic features of LVM | * Knowledge of basic features of LVM | ||
| * Terms: / (root) filesystem, /var filesystem, /home filesystem, swap space, mount points, partitions | * Terms: / (root) filesystem, /var filesystem, /home filesystem, swap space, mount points, partitions | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | * choosing a disk layout for linux depends on amount of disk space, purpose of the system, size of the system and backup strategy. Some general guidelines are | ||
| + | * If diskspace is limited, just /boot, / and /swap | ||
| + | * /boot is a separate 50MB partition because older kernels/ | ||
| + | * For larger systems keep / smaller/ | ||
| + | * Can use separate partitions for /var (to isolate system logs), /tmp (to isolate tempfiles), /home (for backup and RAIDing of user's data) | ||
| + | * Using a separate partition for /usr allows it to be shared via read-only NFS which allows for saving space and easier maintenance of apps/ | ||
| + | * Superblock on filesystem contains critical metadata so multiple redundant copies are kept. | ||
| + | * Filesystems must be mounted (listed in filesystem table) before being accessible. /etc/fstab is a list of filesystems to mount on boot up. | ||
| + | * Master Boot Record on first 512 bytes of first sector of disk contains info on partitions and bootup. Can be backed up and restored with < | ||
| + | dd if=/dev/hda of=~/ | ||
| + | dd if=~/ | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | * To backup/ | ||
| + | sfdisk -d /dev/hda > partition_backup.txt | ||
| + | sfdisk /dev/hda < partition_backup.txt | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | * Linux may also be booted from Live USB which allows for persistent modifications. If the BIOS does nto support this, a bootable CD can be used first. | ||
| + | * Swap space allows main memory to be temporarily copied to disk. As a starting point set swap to twice the memory size (at least the same size). | ||
| === 102.2 Install a boot manager (LCN-5 CTL-5) === | === 102.2 Install a boot manager (LCN-5 CTL-5) === | ||
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| * Interact with the boot loader | * Interact with the boot loader | ||
| * Terms: / | * Terms: / | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * BIOS looks for and runs boot loader from first specified boot device. | ||
| + | * Boot loader find and loads specified kernel (with specified kernel options) which loads required modules and starts system processes. | ||
| + | * LILO is a 2-stage program | ||
| + | * First stage is in 512-byte MBR or in the boot sector of a partition (if it is a secondary boot loader). | ||
| + | * Second stage is in / | ||
| + | * Map file locating kernel is in /boot/map | ||
| + | * //lilo// command reads / | ||
| + | * GRUB is a multi-stage boot loader, more flexible than LILO. | ||
| + | * Changes take effect immediately. | ||
| + | * (hd0,1) -> 2nd partition on the 1st hard disk. Refers only to the order of the disks as seen by the BIOS so order may change if BIOS boot order is changed. | ||
| + | * // | ||
| + | * Grub command-line expects a specific order of commands to boot kernel < | ||
| + | grub> kernel / | ||
| + | grub> initrd / | ||
| + | grub> boot</ | ||
| === 102.3 Manage shared libraries (LCN-5 CTL-2) === | === 102.3 Manage shared libraries (LCN-5 CTL-2) === | ||
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| * Load shared libraries | * Load shared libraries | ||
| * Terms: ldd, ldconfig, / | * Terms: ldd, ldconfig, / | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * Most programs on Linux use common system libraries. | ||
| + | * These can be statically linked into the program at compile-time - more disk, more memory, slower. | ||
| + | * Or can be dynamically loaded at runtime (shared libraries) - shared memory, smaller disksize, faster. | ||
| + | * //ldd// can be used to display required shared libraries for an executable | ||
| + | * Dynamically linked executables are examined at runtime by the shared object dynamic linker, //ld.so// | ||
| + | * // | ||
| + | * $LD_LIBRARY_PATH env variable can also be used | ||
| === 102.4 Use Debian package management (LCN-5 CTL-2) === | === 102.4 Use Debian package management (LCN-5 CTL-2) === | ||
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| * Obtain package information like version, content, dependencies, | * Obtain package information like version, content, dependencies, | ||
| * Terms: / | * Terms: / | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * .deb package names - pkgname_version-revision_arch.deb . version is typically major.minor.patchlevel e.g ncurses4_4.2.3-9_i386.deb | ||
| + | * //dpkg// operates directly on //.deb// packages | ||
| + | * uses / | ||
| + | * -i=install -r=remove --purge=purge | ||
| + | * -E=do not overwrite with same version or older | ||
| + | * -G=do not overwrite with older package version | ||
| + | * -l=list matching installed packages -L=list files from package | ||
| + | * -s=status of package -S=search for file in installed packages | ||
| + | * //apt-get// uses package names and sources and resolves dependencies | ||
| + | * -d=download only -s=simulate -y=assume yes | ||
| + | * install, remove, update (sources), upgrade (all packages), dist-upgrade (to new OS version) | ||
| + | * uses / | ||
| + | * //dselect// is a menu-based interface to //dpkg// | ||
| + | * //alien// converts other package types to .deb packages (or to rpm with -r) e.g. Slackware/ | ||
| === 102.5 Use RPM and YUM package management (LCN-5 CTL-2) === | === 102.5 Use RPM and YUM package management (LCN-5 CTL-2) === | ||
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| * Determine what files a package provides, as well as find which package a specific file comes from | * Determine what files a package provides, as well as find which package a specific file comes from | ||
| * Terms: rpm, rpm2cpio, / | * Terms: rpm, rpm2cpio, / | ||
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