X-Git-Url: http://dxcluster.net/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=html%2Finstallation-1.html;h=a781b1e24f053f44bef34daea13737ed041e59e2;hb=14e5872f34acc3b869c3864510b10fd9929d728b;hp=343f1b0365852e89ae6f398b648cf37d9a468400;hpb=b8ff94755eecda16276c449274c6a76c4f14a8d1;p=spider.git diff --git a/html/installation-1.html b/html/installation-1.html index 343f1b03..a781b1e2 100644 --- a/html/installation-1.html +++ b/html/installation-1.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ - The DXSpider Installation Manual v1.47: Linux Installation (Original version by Iain Philipps, G0RDI) + The DXSpider Installation Manual v1.49: Linux Installation @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Previous Contents
-

1. Linux Installation (Original version by Iain Philipps, G0RDI)

+

1. Linux Installation

1.1 Introduction

@@ -40,16 +40,70 @@ following modules from

-

Do get the latest versions of these packages and install them -but use the above list as the earliest versions usable. +

Copy the CPAN modules listed above to a convenient place on your computer. One good place would be /usr/local/packages, and the instructions which follow will assume that that's where you have put them. +

+

Log in as 'root', and make sure you're at '/root' before you continue. Here are exactly the commands you must issue next: - +

+

+# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Data-Dumper-2.10.tar.gz
+# cd Data-Dumper-2.10
+# perl Makefile.PL
+# make test
+# make install
+# cd ..
+#
+# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/TimeDate-1.10.tar.gz
+# cd TimeDate-1.10
+# perl Makefile.PL
+# make test
+# make install
+# cd ..
+#
+# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/IO-1.20.tar.gz
+# cd IO-1.20
+# perl Makefile.PL
+# make test
+# make install UNINST=1
+# cd ..
+#
+# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Net-Telnet-3.02.tar.gz
+# cd Net-Telnet-3.02
+# perl Makefile.PL
+# make test
+# make install
+# cd ..
+#
+# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Curses-1.06.tar.gz
+# cd Curses-1.06
+# perl Makefile.PL
+# make test
+# make install
+# cd ..
+#
+# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Time-HiRes-01.20.tar.gz 
+# cd Time-HiRes-01.20
+# perl Makefile.PL
+# make test
+# make install
+# cd ..
+
+

+

Do not fall into the trap of thinking they're all the same, just because they nearly are! Pay particular attention to the instructions of IO, above. +

1.2 Preparation

@@ -64,13 +118,20 @@ the name sysop. You can call it anything you wish. Depending on your security requirements you may wish to use an existing user, however this is your own choice.

-

 # adduser -m sysop

+

For SUSE distributions, the command would be .. +

+

+
+# useradd -m sysop
+
+
+

Now set a password for the user ...

@@ -186,7 +247,19 @@ $ ./create_sysop.pl

-

1.5 Starting up for the first time +

1.5 The client program +

+ +

In earlier versions of Spider, all the processes were Perl scripts. This +was fine but with a lot of users your computer memory would soon be used up. +To combat this a new client was written in "C". This client only works for +incoming connects at the moment. Before you can use it though it +has to be "made". CD to /spider/src and type make. You +should see the output on your screen and hopefully now have a small C program +called client. Leave it in this directory. +

+

+

1.6 Starting up for the first time

We can now bring spider up for the first time and see if all is well or not! @@ -238,17 +311,6 @@ shutdown

and both the cluster and the client should return to Linux prompts.

-

1.6 The Client program -

- -

In earlier versions of Spider, all the processes were Perl scripts. This -was fine but with a lot of users your computer memory would soon be used up. -To combat this a new client was written in "C". This client only works for -incoming connects at the moment. Before you can use it though it -has to be "made". CD to /spider/src and type make. You -should see the output on your screen and hopefully now have a small C program -called client. Leave it in this directory. -

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