XSCE
XSCE 6.0 Release Candidate 1 for CentOS “7.1”
updated 11/26/2015
- Important addendum:
- UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Download 1.8GB XSCE 6.0 Release Candidate 1 for CentOS “7.1” (November 2015)
- Download centos7_xsce.6.rc1.img
http://download.unleashkids.org/xsce/downloads/installer/centos/centos7_xsce.6.rc1.img
- use dd or gnome disks restore to write onto a USB memory stick, verifying its MD5 checksum equals
http://download.unleashkids.org/xsce/downloads/installer/centos/centos7_xsce.6.rc1.img.md5.txt
Follow instructions here: (Option 1.5)
Also See
- Google Docs with relevant info
- http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQ#Is_a_quick_installation_possible.3F
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ez1H2LYrkqeXR_r5T93CMdmx9CeTJp_vC-IDBGam1Bc/edit#heading=h.hr9kca62zrfq
Configuration
- Connect a USBtoEthernet dongle (adapter) from the NUC to a live Ethernet cable (with
live Internet) so that during installation, software can download and update itself.
- Ideally, this live Ethernet wire leads from the dongle to a LAN port in the Netgear 3G
Modem/Router, whose WAN port (during this installation only!) leads to the Internet. Later you’ll verify “ping 8.8.8.8” and “ping mit.edu” works thru this wire, as will be discussed below.
- Connect an Ethernet cable and a powered TPLINK AP
- (LAN port, and tape over WAN port to make sure it’s never used)
to the NUC’s Ethernet port (its green link lights should light).
Install onto Intel NUC
- Write to a USB stick with dd or gnome-disks restore
- Windows users can use
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager
Boot NUC with USB stick inserted, using F10 is necessary.
- Type “erase” when requested
- Watch for “done!” or #prompt; ignore “I/O error”.
- Run “reboot”
- Optionally Disable all USB booting in BIOS: F2 on Boot > Boot Configuration >
Boot Devices > USB
- Likewise this should already be disabled: Boot > Boot Configuration > UEFI Boot > Boot USB Devices First
Login to your new server as: root / centos, then change both passwords:
passwd (changes root password) passwd xsce-admin (has sudo powers, careful!)
- Verify that you have internet connection with “ping yahoo.com”
- Ensure both your networking connections are live and connected in their final position.
Get the most recent version of the XSCE playbook
cd /opt/schoolserver/xsce git pull origin master
Install the software that lets you access XSCE from a client browser
./install-console (fixes LAN; no need to “./runtags network”)
- Reboot
- Test client machines can reach
http://schoolserver.lan
or
http://172.18.96.1
- Finally, if you have no downstream WiFi AP, try
http://localhost
from a browser on the server itself, and also try
http://localhost/admin
with username “xsce-admin” and the password you set above.
- Alternate:
Log into the command console (click on “Admin Console” link, user: xsce-admin and the password you set above)
- Select the services you want to install within "Configures services".
- Save configuration (green button)
- Install Configured options (red button)
- The teamviewer service will automatically install a graphical environment
Screenshots
Launch TeamViewer from topleft "Applications Menu" > Internet > TeamViewer 10
- Caution xsce may not work if installed
- Configure “Setup unattended access...” under TeamViewer’s Connection menu If You Dare.
- The openvpn will allow remote diagnosis and support
Install your favorite text editor. For example, run:
yum install emacs
Install xfce
- If you want a graphical environment on your server, run:
yum groupinstall xfce
Install browser, at your own risk
- Install your favorite browser IF YOU UNDERSTAND ITS INHERENT RISKS TO DESTROYING YOUR SERVER. For example:
yum install firefox
Start the xfce desktop
startxfce4
To make xfce start at default boot
cd /etc/systemd/system ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target default.target
- If above line fails, run
unlink default.target
- then try it again.
- Reboot to test graphical login, presumably with username: xsce-admin
F22-XSCE-LIVE
NOTE use su to get to root of booted live; use installer to set your root password but please do not use "xsce-admin" as a new user, that one is already taken.
Text mode Installation
- Download:
- http://download.unleashkids.org/xsce/downloads/installer/experimental/ (27-Nov-2015 14:27 1.7G )
Login as root, then run "xsceinst"
Proceed through the guided prompts.
Reboot and login as "xsce-admin" with password "g0adm1n"
- Should you want to create another user please do not use "xsce-admin" as a new user, that one is already taken.
- Notes: Please refrain from using liveinst during testing, trying to implement that functionality in the future.
Install xfce
- If you want a graphical environment on your server, run:
yum groupinstall xfce
start the xfce desktop
- (xfce will not start on next login, unless you arrange for that below)
startxfce4
- Disable screensaver
- Presuming you've installed Firefox above, go to:
http://localhost
http://localhost/admin
Logging into XSCE-admin from XO-1.5
To make xfce start at default boot
cd /etc/systemd/system ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target default.target
- If above line fails, run
unlink default.target
- then try it again.
- Reboot to test graphical login, presumably with username: xsce-admin
RACHEL
- Link to rachel.zip