Burning an ISO so it’s bootable Once you have the ISO downloaded, you may need to do some additional preparations. If you are installing using a USB device, simply copying the file to a flash drive will not work, as the ISO is not actually unpacked on the media. If the ISO is not correctly […]
Category: Appendix – kickstart options
Two for the price of one – running Oracle Linux on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) – Oracle Linux 8 – Get It? Got It? Good!
Two for the price of one – running Oracle Linux on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) There is one last way to install Oracle Linux on Microsoft Windows desktops, with WSL. WSL lets you easily install Oracle Linux directly on Windows without the need to install a traditional VM such as VirtualBox. WSL includes an […]
Time to take the Leapp and start phase two – Oracle Linux 8 – Get It? Got It? Good!
Time to take the Leapp and start phase two Now that we’re set, it’s time to make the jump forward! As with the Leapp pre-upgrade, how you Leapp in OCI is slightly different than other environments: Figure 1.18 – Leapp upgrade starting 2. Leapp will take some time. Did you remember to make your backup? […]
Migrating from CentOS to Oracle Linux – Oracle Linux 8 – Get It? Got It? Good!
Migrating from CentOS to Oracle Linux The first question is why? Why are we talking about moving from CentOS to Oracle Linux? Before we explain this, let’s chat a little bit about the surprise that IBM Red Hat dropped on the Linux community on December 8, 2020. CentOS as we know it is dead! It […]
CentOS is dead as we know it, have you looked at Oracle Linux yet? – Oracle Linux 8 – Get It? Got It? Good!
CentOS is dead as we know it, have you looked at Oracle Linux yet? Oracle Linux tracks RHEL, using OpenELA as their base code going forward, so Oracle Linux 8.3 is basically the same as RHEL 8.3 or CentOS 8.3 or even RockyLinux 8.3. It’s used by over 86% of the Fortune Global 100, making […]
DHCP server – more than just IPs – Installing with and without Automation Magic
DHCP server – more than just IPs The DHCP server will be running a standard DHCP server that is available with Oracle Linux 8. Installation of DHCP is straightforward. Getting ready To set up a DHCP server, you will need an Oracle Linux 8 VM running on the same subnet that VMs that will be […]
Setting up the web server – HTTPD – Installing with and without Automation Magic
Setting up the web server – HTTPD The next step for the PXE server is to install a web server. In this example, we will use Apache. Other web servers will also work, but Apache is one of the most common. Getting ready To set up an HTTP server, you will need an Oracle Linux […]
Serving up the boot – TFTPD – Installing with and without Automation Magic
Serving up the boot – TFTPD TFTP is used for simple file transfers over the network. This is most often used to load the initial bootloader for an OS, or some firmware updates for embedded devices and older hardware. In the context of the PXE server, the TFTP system is used for the initial bootloader. […]
Back in the day – a manual installation 2 – Installing with and without Automation Magic
How it works… A manual boot process is fairly simple to do. Once booted, on the INSTALLATION SUMMARY screen, you have many options: Generally, the first setting that is set is the network. This is key for not only network installations but also setting up NTP for time synchronization: Figure 2.21 – Setting hostname and […]
Appendix – kickstart options – Installing with and without Automation Magic
Appendix – kickstart options The following table covers the most popular options that control the installation and their syntax: Option Name authselect Description It configures the authentication options for the system using the authselect command. authselect options are the same as the authselect command. They are passed directly to the command. Options See […]