Installing Oracle Linux

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 Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• Obtain Oracle Linux operating system software
• Describe the Anaconda installer
• Install Oracle Linux
• Describe the FirstBoot utility

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 Obtaining Oracle Linux

• Obtain Oracle Linux from:

– Oracle Software Delivery Cloud:
https://edelivery.oracle.com/linux/
– Oracle Public Yum Server:
http://public-yum.oracle.com
– Source and debug information available from:
http://oss.oracle.com/
• Obtain errata for free from http://public-yum.oracle.com.
– Subscribe to Oracle Linux errata mailing list from this site.
• Oracle Linux 6.5 is available for:
– 32-bit x86 systems
– 64-bit x86 systems

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 Oracle Software Delivery Cloud

Oracle Linux 6.5 download page: Example

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 Anaconda Installer

Anaconda:
• Is the installation program used by Oracle Linux
• Runs in textual or graphical mode
• Supports installation from local or remote sources
– CD, DVD, USB drive, or images stored on a hard drive
– NFS, HTTP, or FTP
• Installation can be automated with Kickstart for unattended
installation.

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 Boot Menu

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 Boot Options

• Press Esc at the boot menu to display the boot: prompt.

• Use the following syntax to provide boot options:
– linux option1 option2 option3
• Some examples of boot settings include:
– Language
– Display resolution
– Interface type
– Installation method
– Network settings

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 Media Test

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 Language Selection

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 Keyboard Selection

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 Storage Devices Selection

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 Setting the Host Name

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 Configuring Network

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 IPv4 Settings

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 Time Zone Selection

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 Setting Root Password

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 Disk Partitioning Setup

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 Storage Devices

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 Default Partition Layout

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 Creating a Custom Layout

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 Standard Partition

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 Confirming Partitions

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 Boot Loader Selection

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 Quiz

When creating a custom partition layout during the installation

of Oracle Linux, which of the following options is available?
a. Standard Partition
b. RAID Partition
c. LVM Physical Volume
d. All of the above

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 Software Package Selection

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 Customizing the Package Selection

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 Software Installation

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 FirstBoot Tool

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 Quiz

After installing a Basic Server, the FirstBoot tool runs to

perform initial configuration tasks.
a. True
b. False

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 Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to:

• Obtain Oracle Linux operating system software
• Describe the Anaconda installer
• Install Oracle Linux
• Describe the FirstBoot utility

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 Practice 3: Overview

The practices cover the following topics:

• Installing Oracle Linux
• Using FirstBoot
• Logging in to Oracle Linux and shutting down
• Re-creating the host03 VM guest

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