Fermi Linux 90rolling (pre alpha) This release is based on RedHat Linux 9 with the following changes. Please read this entire document before installing. Installation Locations linux.fnal.gov:/export/linux/90rolling/i386/ Floppy image locations ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/90rolling/i386/images/bootnet.img If you wnat to make the install floppy yourself the you need to first download the install images and then put the install images on the floppy. To make the install floppys. Put a scratch floppy in "/dev/fd0". dd if=bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0 Note that there are multiple "drivers" floppy images for "other drivers". See the RedHat documentation in /images/README for more info. See /RELEASE-NOTES for the RedHat release notes. Changes made by Fermi(Troy, Connie, ) Table of contents ADDED compared to RedHat 9 UPDATED compared to RedHat 9 Installer modifications /contrib HARDWARE SPECIFIC ISSUES SOFTWARE ISSUES/BUGS RedHat ERRATA Each has a "---" line above and below it. Things that start with a "*" are new compared to "last time". ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDED compared to RedHat 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ????Kerberos -- Fermi version zz_tcp_wrappers_change-1.2-5 Disable all offsite access to common network services. Also puts in the "DOE required login banners". zz_inittab_change-1.0-3 Changes /etc/inittab to require the root password for single user mode. zz_ntp_configure-3.0-3 Configure ntp for Fermi site network. zz_fermi-release Made change so that /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net showed Fermi Linux instead of RedHat. zz_dhcp_resolv-2.0-3.i386.rpm RedHat switched the dhcp client back to dhcpcd. Well it does not seem to know how to handle the fact that at Fermi the dhcp addresses are in the dhcp.fnal.gov domain. The problem is that when dhcpd starts it puts "search dhcp.fnal.gov" in /etc/resolv.conf . This is not complete enough for when you want to search for addresses in "fnal.gov". This rpm fixes that so that when your network starts, as it checks your resolv.conf, if you have dhcp.fnal.gov, but not fnal.gov it will put it in, so that you will have "search fnal.gov dhcp.fnal.gov" in your /etc/resolv.conf file. zz_sshd_aklog-1.1-5.i386.rpm This rpm contains a script that will ensure that you have the correct path to aklog in your sshd_config script. It you do not have AFS installed it comments out the aklog line. This script is 'trigger'able, so that when you update your openssh-server or your afs client, it will re-run to keep the sshd_config file up to date. ??zz_emacs_link-1.0-1.i386.rpm Make a symbolic link from "emacs" to "xemacs" when xemacs is installed. flpr I am installing the flpr rpm by default. I got the latest version from Randy. This does NOT require ups/upd. The flpr binary will reside in /usr/local/bin/ . This should just make using flpr easier for all. This is version 2.4-3f. ????Yum -- From Duke University and Fermi modifications ??OpenAFS -- Fermi version ??SSH -- Fermi version The older version of ssh was put into the distribution. It was also changed so that you could put on just the older server. If a machine is going to need to be accessed via an older ssh (which many servers may) the best solution is to install openssh, openssh-client and ssh-server. This way when people log in, they can use the older ssh, but when they go out, they will be using the new openssh. ssh-1.2.27g-23.i386.rpm ssh-server-1.2.27g-23.i386.rpm ??zz_sendmail_accept-1.0-2.i386.rpm -- workgroup decision Changes Sendmail config so that it allows incomming mail. Not installed by default. If you want it, you need to install it. If a workgroup needs it then the workgroup maintainer should add it to the workgroup. Same as 7.1.1 . ??zz_lang_collate-1.0-2.noarch.rpm Changes LANG so that sorting is done the same as 6.1 and earlier. (ABCabc instead of AaBbCc). Not installed by default. Same as 7.1.1 . ??zz_no_colorls-1.0-1.noarch.rpm -- Workgroup decision Turns off "color" of ls. Same as 7.1.1 . ??zz_a2ps_stdout-1.0-1.i386.rpm -- Workgroup decision Change the output of a2ps to go to stdout vs the printer. ??zz_libg2c.a_change-2.0-1.i386.rpm Creates a missing symbolic link in the gcc-g77 package from /usr/lib/libg2c.a to /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/libg2c.a ??zz_tex_tweaks-1.0-1.i386.rpm -- Workgroup decision Changes the default paper size to 8.5 x 11 vs A3 zz_rhn_undefault Not needed on Fermi Linux 9.0.1 ??zz_fermi-logos-7.3.1-2.i386.rpm ??ups/upd bootstrap upsupdbootstrap-2.2-6.i386.rpm upsupdbootstrap-generic-2.2-3.i386.rpm upsupdbootstrap-local-2.2-3.i386.rpm ??Workgroup tag files. Only 1 is installed depending on which workgroup was selected. Astro-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm Farms-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm BooNE-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm FermiStandAlone-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm CDFCAFWorker-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm FermiVeryGeneric-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm CDFlevel3-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm FnaluBatch-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm CDFoffsite-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm FnaluInteractive-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm CDFonline-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm FOCUS-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm CDF-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm GenericFarm-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm CMSdesktop-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm ODS-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm CMSfarm-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm OSS-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm CMSserver-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm RIP-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm ConsoleServer-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm SDSS-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm CPD-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm Theory-tag-2.0-11.noarch.rpm ClueD0Workstation-tag.2.0.11.noarch.rpm ??serialconsole-1.01-3.noarch.rpm Changes /etc/inittab, /etc/lilo.conf, /etc/securetty so that a person can do most everything through the console. NOTE1:This is only supported with lilo, not grub. NOTE2: Kudzu tries to be smart in setting the serial console. This might have some undesired effects, such as allowing ONLY logins from the serial console. This is still being researched at this time. ??pcp -- From SGI Moved pcp(perfomance co-pilot) from contrib to /RedHat/RPMS This allows it to be installed during the RedHat portion of the install. This allows us to only have one copy of the rpm vs one for each workgroup. ??Adobe Acrobat reader -- From Adobe acroread-5.05.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-5.05.i386.rpm ??IceWM ??rpm needs DSA redhat key in rpm database so that it may check against it during rpm installs. As of rpm 4.1 the checking of the DSA redhat key is done automatically on rpm installation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED compared to RedHat 7.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ????OpenSSH -- updated Moved the decsion if openssh-server is installed to the workgroups. If a workgroup wants to install openssh-server then they just need to add the entry from their "comps" file. ??Pam-krb5 - Fermi patched source. Original version did not allow anyone to log in as root via the console if root had a .k5login file ??Jpilot -- upgraded - old version really broken ??Mozilla -- upgraded to 1.0.0 version vs 0.9.9 version ??lokkit Fermi patched source. We have put in menu options to allow the user to poke predefined holes for Kerberos, NFS, and AFS. These work best with the medium setting. gnome-lokkit-0.50-8f3.i386.rpm lokkit-0.50-8f3.i386.rpm ??ghostscript Removed dependency on Omni which are drivers for local printers. If you have local printers and you want to use Omni you should use yum to install Omni for you. "yum install Omni*" This was done so that Omni would not need to be installed by default. This saves about 50MB per install. Workgroups can include if they wish by including "@ Local Printer Support" in their comps file. The "GNOME" group includes "@ Local Printer Support" already as it had lots of other dependencies on it's contents. ??gaim ??kudzu ??cdrtools ??vsftpd ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installer modifications --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ???? Kerberos is enabled by default on the normal RedHat authentication screen. The installer does NOT know if what you put in here is accurate so if you change something make sure it is right because that is what you are going to get. This is not done the same way as it was on Fermi Linux 7.1.1 . In this release I am using the normal Redhat install screen. I just pre fill it out for you. ???? Fermized the graphics -- anaconda-images anaconda-images-9.0-3f1.noarch.rpm ???? logos -- redhat-logos ?? Changes to "defaults" from RedHat installer. ?? Firewall is off by default. RedHat default was Medium. ?? US/Central is default timezone. RedHat default was New York. ?? Kerberos is on by default with a realm of FNAL.GOV . RedHat default was off. ?? Workgroups Talk to your workgroup maintainers to see if your workgroup is ready. Kickstarters will have to run the fermi "post.sh" just like they did on Fermi Linux 7.1.1 and 7.3.1 ClueD0Workstation A new workgroup. ?? gv Ghostview was not installed at all. I added it to the default "desktop" installs. ?? flpr Now installed by default. No need for ups/upd as this is a rpm. ?? Created a "Netscape" group to allow for easy installation of netscape by the workgroups. I had changed the default of the web browser to be mozilla but some still want netscape. This will just make it easier for the to select it. Workgroups just need to include "@ Netscape" in their "comps" file to include it. ?? Created a "Local Printer Support" group. This includes some larger in size rpms that are generally not used at Fermi since their use is limited to local printers. There are clearly not many local printers onsite. It is included by the "GNOME" group since GNOME has lots of dependencies here. ?? Modified "Network Server" to not install many services that are either not needed at Fermi or are not allowed at Fermi. This was done because the NFS Server group called the "Network Server" group. If you want these rpms then the workgroup maintainers can add them in. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /contrib (on cdrom 3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?? nvidia/ Nvidia video drivers. You will need to recompile for this os. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARDWARE SPECIFIC ISSUES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?? Intel GX motherboards still need the "apic" option entered during the ?? "floppy" boot because of aic7xxx issues. This is the same as 7.1.1 . ?? ?? "linux apic" ?? ASUS A7M266-D motherboard has a similar problem but it needs the noapic ?? option. ?? ?? "linux noapic" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOFTWARE ISSUES/BUGS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?? UPGRADES Fairly slow. I guess it has lots of things to do. ?? CVS cvs core dumps *IF* the file "Distribution/srt2/.cvspass" does not have world read permission. ?? ld "ld" which is part of binutils seems to use more memory compared to the version on 7.1.1 . A example of this is shown here. Thanks to Robert Kennedy at CDF for finding this problem. He is also researching this issue. If anyone else know a solution to this issue please get in contact with us. Using ld --stats -v, I was able to confirm that ld is "aware" that it is holding much more memory. First, on a FRHL 7.1 machine, 800 MHZ multi-PIII machine: /usr/bin/ld: total time in link: 26.990000 /usr/bin/ld: data size 162248924 GNU ld version 2.10.91 (with BFD 2.10.91.0.2) Next, on my FRHL 7.3, 2533 MHz uni-P4 machine: /usr/bin/ld: total time in link: 63.890000 /usr/bin/ld: data size 435826400 GNU ld version 2.13.90.0.2 20020802 ?? ntp This version of ntp adds a "ntp" user to /etc/passwd . This user needs to be in /etc/passwd in order for ntp to start properly. If you modify /etc/passwd make sure that the "ntp" user is kept intact. ?? tcsh/NFS In some circumstances the tab completion and the "path" completion do not work with tcsh when tcsh is accessing NFS mounted directories. We are researching this problem now but do not have a resolution. Note that it is not all NFS mounted directories. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIXED SOFTWARE ISSUES/BUGS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RedHat ERRATA --------------------------------------------------------------------------- evolution-1.2.2-5.i386.rpm sendmail-8.12.8-5.90.i386.rpm sendmail-cf-8.12.8-5.90.i386.rpm sendmail-devel-8.12.8-5.90.i386.rpm sendmail-doc-8.12.8-5.90.i386.rpm openssl096-0.9.6-17.i386.rpm openssl096b-0.9.6b-6.i386.rpm openssl-0.9.7a-5.i386.rpm openssl-0.9.7a-5.i686.rpm openssl-devel-0.9.7a-5.i386.rpm openssl-perl-0.9.7a-5.i386.rpm balsa-2.0.6-2.i386.rpm eog-2.2.0-2.i386.rpm krb5-devel-1.2.7-14.i386.rpm krb5-libs-1.2.7-14.i386.rpm krb5-server-1.2.7-14.i386.rpm krb5-workstation-1.2.7-14.i386.rpm mutt-1.4.1-1.i386.rpm