Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:26 pm
golinux wrote:Sections on 'Updating Refracta' and 'Refractasnapshot' have been added to the OP. Note that the etc/ location had to be altered to get around the forum bug. Is there anything else that needs to be included other than the refractainstaller blurb?
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Synopsis of installation-
Start the installer, choose Simple or Expert. Simple install puts the bootloader in the mbr of /dev/sda and lets you choose a single partition for the installation.
Expert install opens a window with a checklist of options.
Change user name
Create a separate /home partition
Create a separate /boot partition
Encrypt the root filesystem (separate /boot required)
Encrypt the /home partition (separate /home required)
Write random data to encrypted partitions (more secure)
Write zeroes to all partitions (to erase previous data)
Do not install bootloader. I'll handle it myself.
Use UUID in etc/fstab. (Useful if drive order changes.)
Use filesystem labels (disk labels) in etc/fstab.
Change hostname.
Disable automatic login to desktop.
Disable automatic login to console. (Use stock Debian inittab)
Run the partitioner if you need to.
Choose partition(s) and filesystem format(s) for installation.
Enter information if requested (new host name, disk labels, passphrases for encryption)
Sit back and watch for a few minutes.
Enter new username and password, root password, edit etc/sudoers if desired.
Reboot into the new installation.
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