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Steps for installing Amahi 7, 32bits edition:
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Steps for installing Amahi 7 from the full DVD:
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= Prerequisites =
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* Ensure your system meets the [http://docs.amahi.org/requirements.html minimum requirements] for Amahi before proceeding.
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* Download the Fedora 19 DVD (the full DVD, netinstall may work, LiveCD may work, but only minimal is supported) for your architecture (32 bits or 64 bits, these apply to both)
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** HTTP (Report if links broken):
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*** [http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/19/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-19-i386-DVD.iso Fedora 19 32-bit]
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*** [http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/19/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-19-x86_64-DVD.iso Fedora 19 64-bit]
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** Torrent (request users seed after download):
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*** [http://dl.amahi.org/isos/Fedora-19-i386-DVD.torrent Fedora 19 32-bit torrent]
  
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* Install Fedora 19 '''minimal''', 32bits (desktop should work OK, LiveCD may not work, but only minimal is recommended)
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= Install Fedora =
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** boot, choose Install Fedora, choose language; then in software selection choose "minimal install";
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* Install Fedora 19 '''minimal''' ('''NOT''' the Desktop):
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** this is '''not''' the default and is at the bottom of the list. Don't forget to remove the DVD after installing and before rebooting.
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** Boot, choose Install Fedora, choose language; then in software selection choose '''minimal install'''
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** This is '''NOT''' the default and is at the bottom of the list. Don't forget to remove the DVD after installing and before rebooting.
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* Choose the [[Hard_Drive_Partition_Scheme|hard drive partitioning scheme]]
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* '''DON'T''' change the hostname (it may create issues)
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* Click on ''Begin Installation'' and the installer will proceed
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* Create a user with a password. Make sure it's an admin user. Recommend creating a root password.
 
* After a minimal install one needs to login as root first (in a text console)
 
* After a minimal install one needs to login as root first (in a text console)
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* Then create a regular user (replace ``Amahi User`` with your name and `yourusername` with a username of your choice)
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* Login with the user and become root for the rest of the installation
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    useradd -c 'Amahi User' -g users -G wheel yourusername
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  sudo su -
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* and set the password
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    passwd yourusername
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= Install Amahi =
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* Next, install the Amahi repo by hand with:
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* Install the Amahi repo by hand with:
 
   <nowiki>rpm -Uvh http://f19.amahi.org/noarch/hda-release-6.9.0-1.noarch.rpm</nowiki>
 
   <nowiki>rpm -Uvh http://f19.amahi.org/noarch/hda-release-6.9.0-1.noarch.rpm</nowiki>
 
* Get the mariadb base packages (this is to avoid dependency conflicts)
 
* Get the mariadb base packages (this is to avoid dependency conflicts)
 
   yum -y install mariadb-libs mariadb-server
 
   yum -y install mariadb-libs mariadb-server
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* If mariadb gives conflicts with mysql, uninstall all mysql packages first (and then try the line above):
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<!--* If mariadb gives conflicts with mysql, uninstall all mysql packages first (and then try the line above):
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   yum -y erase 'mysql*'
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   yum -y erase 'mysql*'-->
 
* Try installing both hda-ctl and hda-platform. This should install a lot of dependencies with them
 
* Try installing both hda-ctl and hda-platform. This should install a lot of dependencies with them
 
     yum -y install hda-ctl hda-platform
 
     yum -y install hda-ctl hda-platform
 
* If that works, ```and only if that works```, so the Amahi install (also as root; replace YOUR-INSTALL-CODE with the code you set up in Amahi.org):
 
* If that works, ```and only if that works```, so the Amahi install (also as root; replace YOUR-INSTALL-CODE with the code you set up in Amahi.org):
 
   hda-install YOUR-INSTALL-CODE
 
   hda-install YOUR-INSTALL-CODE
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* If that fails, please fpaste the log (you may have to yum -y install fpaste). The log should be in
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* If that fails, check the [[Express_Disc_troubleshooting|Express Disc troubleshooting]] page. For help, please fpaste the log (you may have to yum -y install fpaste). The log should be in
 
   /root/hda-install-*.log
 
   /root/hda-install-*.log
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* If all goes well, it should tell you to reboot
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= Post Install Notes =
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* It will boot with the static IP you preconfigured in the Amahi control panel
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* You can verify if the dashboard is available by accessing from any client using the IP address.
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* It's strongly recommended that you turn off the previous DHCP server and let Amahi handle DHCP so that DNS falls into place
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* Reboot all the clients to get them to use your Amahi server
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* Your Amahi dashboard should be available at '''<nowiki>http://hda</nowiki>'''
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* The first time it will initialize and will ask you to login to create a dashboard password for the admin user you created
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[[Amahi_7_installation | Go back to Amahi 7 Installation ]]

Latest revision as of 03:05, 12 November 2018

Warning.png WARNING
Amahi 7 for Fedora 19
Maintenance Support ONLY!

Please use a supported release!


Steps for installing Amahi 7 from the full DVD:

Prerequisites

  • Ensure your system meets the minimum requirements for Amahi before proceeding.
  • Download the Fedora 19 DVD (the full DVD, netinstall may work, LiveCD may work, but only minimal is supported) for your architecture (32 bits or 64 bits, these apply to both)

Install Fedora

  • Install Fedora 19 minimal (NOT the Desktop):
    • Boot, choose Install Fedora, choose language; then in software selection choose minimal install
    • This is NOT the default and is at the bottom of the list. Don't forget to remove the DVD after installing and before rebooting.
  • Choose the hard drive partitioning scheme
  • DON'T change the hostname (it may create issues)
  • Click on Begin Installation and the installer will proceed
  • Create a user with a password. Make sure it's an admin user. Recommend creating a root password.
  • After a minimal install one needs to login as root first (in a text console)
  • Login with the user and become root for the rest of the installation
 sudo su -

Install Amahi

  • Install the Amahi repo by hand with:
  rpm -Uvh http://f19.amahi.org/noarch/hda-release-6.9.0-1.noarch.rpm
  • Get the mariadb base packages (this is to avoid dependency conflicts)
  yum -y install mariadb-libs mariadb-server
  • Try installing both hda-ctl and hda-platform. This should install a lot of dependencies with them
   yum -y install hda-ctl hda-platform
  • If that works, ```and only if that works```, so the Amahi install (also as root; replace YOUR-INSTALL-CODE with the code you set up in Amahi.org):
  hda-install YOUR-INSTALL-CODE
  • If that fails, check the Express Disc troubleshooting page. For help, please fpaste the log (you may have to yum -y install fpaste). The log should be in
 /root/hda-install-*.log
  • If all goes well, it should tell you to reboot

Post Install Notes

  • It will boot with the static IP you preconfigured in the Amahi control panel
  • You can verify if the dashboard is available by accessing from any client using the IP address.
  • It's strongly recommended that you turn off the previous DHCP server and let Amahi handle DHCP so that DNS falls into place
  • Reboot all the clients to get them to use your Amahi server
  • Your Amahi dashboard should be available at http://hda
  • The first time it will initialize and will ask you to login to create a dashboard password for the admin user you created



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