From nobody Fri Mar 29 09:43:42 2024 X-Original-To: alpine-devel@lists.alpinelinux.org Delivered-To: alpine-devel@lists.alpinelinux.org Received: from mail-ew0-f209.google.com (mail-ew0-f209.google.com [209.85.219.209]) by lists.alpinelinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A78631EB587 for ; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:47:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy1 with SMTP id 1so3375720ewy.28 for ; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:47:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:from:to:content-type :date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; bh=3o6M4RK45KdQluDKy+x4fmW02SScGNwNd2jMdsf4Obc=; b=QMeGJO8ApCUxKPwah97Mhx0qJXgS2TFNGNIZiUZHQ3N8WhdhxjaRIDa2ZAFTGTUe0L ZNX7i3Bg6MGT20hoE6JlFELuFZ7XeYkeyNPRIoR7+lipq8M2GigFvEndfd6Ruiki2BIU n5LU79LlMcntISWYMudTkPSc8iyJSMi+aVjPA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:to:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer :content-transfer-encoding; b=BSDa/I3SNRUEajl93CHOhqzo1V8s5pNhXsSKx5TiRwgiMcehrJBA2MBQqLLKSPC4lT Eth8m6VsTB6nrdlpwN/dObw41aR8EkATazFprTL5rMPbHMALujiBPFBjtWC97SvoUIBh o0OoFQPjJ2+3w3A7vhCE+ZTjj/80aVIFp+9wE= Received: by 10.213.110.7 with SMTP id l7mr5806679ebp.23.1263228433486; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:47:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.65.65.1? (245.39.189.109.customer.cdi.no [109.189.39.245]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 14sm1027699ewy.15.2010.01.11.08.47.12 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:47:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: [alpine-devel] Install handbook ideas From: Natanael Copa To: Alpine Development Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:45:38 +0100 Message-ID: <1263228338.26038.49.camel@ncopa-desktop.nor.wtbts.net> X-Mailinglist: alpine-devel Precedence: list List-Id: Alpine Development List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'd like an "Install Handbook" or similar. Something like: Introduction - Ways to run Alpine: - explain the different ways you can run Alpine. I.E run from RAM, or run form disk. Explain when why/when you want run "live" form ram and when you want install alpine on disk. We should probably also create a name for running from RAM, "ram mode", "disk-less mode" or "live mode" or similar. Prepare Boot media: - explain where to find the iso - explain how to burn it the cdrom or create a bootable USB. Booting Alpine (not sure if this is needed): - explain how to boot the cd/usb. (mention that you might set up BIOS so it boots from cdrom/usb) - mention boot options that might be needed for vmware Setup (install?) Alpine: - Write a simple walkthrough of setup-alpine. Its a nice handholding for newbies. - Explain how to use setup-disk if you want install alpine to disk - might be an idea to tell how to run fdisk to create custom partition tables for setup-disk. - Explain how to use 'lbu commit' if "disk-less mode" (or what we end up calling it) and explain why you don't need it when installing on disk. at this point the user should have a basic bootable alpine system. The handbook could continue with things like: Configuring the network: - explain shortly about the network interface names (eth0, eth1, ppp0 etc) - explain how to do the simple networking setup, dhcp, static ip etc. - explainhow to start/stop interfaces - advanced network configuration like pppoe, bridges, bonding, vlans, wifi? Installing/removing software packages: - explain the basic usage for apk-tools - setting up http repositories - mention http proxies - installing packages - deleting packages - upgrade, explain how to set up the apk cache Services: - tell what openrc is - explain how to start stop services - explain about runlevels and how to add services to "default" runlevel - explain about openrc dependencies - maybe mention how to configure services (/etc/conf.d) and maybe tell about the difference between /etc/daemon.conf and /etc/conf.d/daemon Upgrading alpine(?): - tell how to upgrade alpine to new version - mention the .apk-new files, maybe as an advanced topic. Configure X11(?): - explain how to set up x11 and create an xorg.conf Ideas? Something else we should have in the alpine install handbook? Thanks! -nc --- Unsubscribe: alpine-devel+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org Help: alpine-devel+help@lists.alpinelinux.org ---