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 PackageStatusDate installedInstall ToolNotes
1Linuxrequired7/13/2018 and 8/28/2018pxe bootBasic CLI
2X11required7/17/2018 and 9/28/2018note 1 belowX11+gnome+gazillion dependencies
3window managerrequired7/17/2018 and 9/28/2018"gnome based - working on conf file
4desktoprequired7/17/2018 and 9/28/2018"(various convenience apps)
5chef-clientrequired11/13/2018(installed by KSA)Needed for installing YFS
6Windows Active Directory   new authentication model (old=kerberos)
7printingrequired[10/4/2018]sudo system-config-printerPrinting will be via Windows AD IP based printing. In the meantime, configure locally using built-in printing system. Configure B048F2COPIER as a generic postscript printer. This probably needs to be rethought.
8YFSrequired11/14/2018chef-client -o slac_yfs-clientAuristor's YFS (AFS) client. Use "kinit [<userID>]" followed by "aklog" to get a token
9emacsrequired7/19/2018 and 9/28/2018gnome-software 
10

chrome

required9/28/2018d/l + yum install 
11thunderbirdrequired7/19/2018 and 9/28/2018gnome-software 
12NXrequired9/28/2018d/l + yum install

NoMachine client for use with NERSC

$ sudo rpm -i <nomachine...rpm>

or

$ sudo yum localinstall <nomachine...rpm>

13citrix client   TESTING INC0211099 not sure if it will work
14fastxrequired9/28/2018d/l + tar -xvf

https connection fails, but ssh connection works. KSA has opened ticket with vendor

15slackrequired9/28/2018d/l + yum install$ sudo yum localinstall <slack...rpm>
16zoomrequired9/28/2018d/l + yum install(implies support for microphone, camera and speakers)
17LibreOfficerequired7/19/2018 and 9/28/2018gnome-softwarecalc,writer,base,draw,impress,CAD
18python v3required9/28/2018yum install 
19sshfsrequired12/19/2018

yum install

sudo yum install fuse-sshfs
commands include: sshfs, fusermount
20dev tools (gcc)required9/28/2018yum installsudo yum group install 'Development Tools'
21filezillarequired10/1/2018gnome-softwareGUI file transfer between comet2 and SLAC servers
22Ksnapshotrequired10/1/2018gnome-softwarescreen shot utility
23DbVis   needed by Fermi/LSST app developers
24NetBeans   needed by Fermi/LSST app developers
25LSF clientconvenient10/25/2018requires slac_yfs-client

requires desktop is in the lsf configuration file and allowed to run batch commands,

if desktop name is not in LSF configuration, start a service now ticket to request addition

Needs YFS to do run command a link for /etc/lsf.conf  (likely a cookbook configured setting?)

26VPNrequired11/14/2018download

Must download from a current Cisco AnyConnect customer (question), e.g., NCSA

or SLAC (How to Connect to SLAC VPN)

27clamavnot needed sudo yum install clamavAnti-virus (needed to access SLAC VPN, but not necessary on machine connected to internal network)
28media codecsvery strongly desired12/14/2018Many steps -->Followed numerous "sudo yum install ..." commands from https://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/MultimediaOnCentOS7
29htopvery strongly desired12/14/2018yum install htopin EPEL
30gimpelective12/17/2018desktop installerGnome installer accessed through the Window Manager menu: Applications -> System Tools -> Application Installer
31code42required112/20/2018(via SU web)Stanford supported disk backup (for local files)
https://stanford.app.box.com/v/SU-SemiCustomized-CPPe-Install
32nVidia driver/dashboardprobably not needed----Needed to run dual monitors. On comet2, two (DVI) monitors connected to the two displayPorts on the Quadro 2000 board work just fine with the built-in (nouveau) driver seems to work fine.
33GTK+ v3elective1/23/2019via KSAneeded to build galculator. (Also: gnome-software as gtk3-devel-3.22.20-3.el7)
34galculatorelective1/24/2019d/l from web and buildOne of the few decent RPN calculator apps available for linux
35Javarequired  Needed for Cisco VPN and other apps.
36hdparmelective    yum install hdparm

Useful HDD/SSD information:

$ lsblk

$ sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda1

 

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Notes:

  1. X11 & GUI installed in this way:  

    Code Block
    titleX11 and GUI
    curl http://yum/centos-gui > /tmp/centos-gui
/bin/sh /tmp/centos-gui

    (very large set of packages, takes a long time...)

  2. Software installed via the GUI, e.g., Thunderbird, emacs, LibreOffice

    Code Block
    sudo gnome-software

  3. Attempt to install FastX downloaded from www.starnet.com.  Code is unpacked from a tar.gz file and run without any special installation.  Attempt to configure SLAC but code fails with a relocation error associated with /lib64/libssl.so.10.  Karl to the rescue!  Use the "ssh" connection rather than "https" while he queries the vendor for a proper fix.

  4. TRS should not be used as it currently requires the use of DES enctypes that are insecure. WE have a todo to remove the ability for this weak-key to work. And are working to make TRS more secure so it can be used on Centos.

     

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titleCurrent Log (starting Feb 2019)

2/19/2019 - Install 1 TB SSD in comet2 using partitioning scheme above. Andrew activates kerberos and adds me to sudo list. Then begin process of installing needed software all over again!

2/20/2018 -

  • New CR 2032 battery installed in comet2 for RTC
  • X11 install appears successful, but causes screen freeze early on. Also SELinux complaints...but Karl fixes:
Code Block
    sudo semanage fcontext -a -t abrt_var_log_t '/var/adm'
    sudo restorecon -v '/var/adm'
    sudo systemctl restart rsyslog
  • And adds me to the 'wheel' group so I may use the GUI s/w installer tools.
Code Block
# usermod -a -G wheel dragon
  • The X11 freeze was "solved" by reseating the nVidia card. Will have to see if this is a long-term solution. If not, Karl suggests swapping out the nouveau video driver for the nVidia driver: nvidia-automatic-builds-via-dkms
  • Install AFS/YFS
  • Install google-chrome
  • Install thunderbird
  • Install emacs + git version control package
  • Install NX client (from NERSC)
  • Install FastX
  • Install python3
  • Install slack app
  • Install Zoom app
  • Install sshfs
  • Install dev tools
  • Install filezilla
  • NOTE: the following apps were already installed (or equivalents): libreOffice, ksnapshot
  • Install multimedia codecs and apps (including ffmpeg)
  • Install htop
  • Install gimp
  • Install gitg (GTK+ interfact to git)
  • Install galculator and GTK+ development files
  • Install BrightQ printer support for Canon ImageRunner Advance C5255
    • Driver package is recommended by Canon, https://www.codehost.com/canon/
    • One must "register" to download and then again to install the drivers (sad)
    • This system was installed to interface with CUPS (already installed)
    • A number of "BrightQ" apps appear in the gnome Applications->Office menu
    • It seems to work, including providing the printer-specific options (e.g., paper size, duplex, etc.)
  • Install Code42 CrashPlan, configure and start

2/21/2019 -

  • Install hdparm
  • Add shell extentions (Applications --> System Tools --> Application Installer --> Add-ons)
    • "system-monitor" – CPU/Network/Disk activity plots to gnome top bar
    • "No Topleft Hot Corner"

 

 

Gotchas

Here is a list of gotchas or concerns that I stumbled into during this project investigations.

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