install.txt

Notes on installing various OSes

==Scientific Linux / CentOS 6:
authconfig --disablefingerprint --update
adduser eugenekay
passwd eugenekay
visudo

yum erase yum-autoupdate yum-conf-sl-other dhclient selinux-*
yum update
yum install screen bind-utils man traceroute telnet rsync openssh-clients vim ntp bc jwhois wget perl epel-release rpmforge-release htop

Edit /etc/yum.repos.d/rpmforge.repo, enable the -extras repo and add:
includepkgs = git-* *-git git

yum install git

VMs: yum install gcc make kernel-devel, install vmware tools, remove dvd drive & resize ram 
Physical: yum install sl_enable_serialconsole-96

Packages of interest: nfs-utils bind samba

==Cloning
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/sysconfig/network
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0.0
/etc/sudoers
/etc/ssh/ssh_host_[dsa|rsa]_key
/etc/ssh/sshd_config


==Windows 7
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-VMware Tools
-Remote Desktop
-Activation
-Updates
-Disable sleep
-Hibernation, swapfile
-Add Domain admins to Administrators group