System Administration 184 Getting Started Guide Special OpenLinux Installation Procedures If you are responsible for installing OpenLinux on multiple computers, there are several methods you can use to install more efficiently than from a standard CD- ROM install. Here are some examples: • An Install Server: If the computers you are installing to are on a LAN, you can configure an install server and have each computer install Open- Linux from that server. • Lizard Unattended Install: With this method, you can automate the pro- cess of installing OpenLinux by configuring a set of rules that direct the install process. In this way, you can reduce the effort it takes to install on many similar computers. • A Custom Install: With a custom install, you can install OpenLinux packages from a list you create on a floppy diskette. Installing from an Install Server Using an Install Server, any computer on your LAN can install OpenLinux over the network. This procedure is supported for both binary and source installations of OpenLinux. Because of potential copyright restrictions, this feature is not sup- ported for commercial software installations. Here are the steps to set up a Lizard install from an NFS Install server (this server should have the nfsd daemon running): NOTE: Make sure you have enough disk space to hold the entire contents of the CD-ROMs from which you will install. The OpenLinux Install CD-ROM alone consumes 650 MB of hard disk space. If you install the source CD-ROM as well, which you may not want to do, that also uses about 650 MB. 1. As root user, create cd1 and cd2 directories to contain the contents of the OpenLinux CD-ROMs. For example: mkdir /install/cd1 /install/cd2 2. Install the contents of OpenLinux Install CD-ROM and OpenLinux Source CD-ROM in /install/cd1 and /install/cd2, respectively. You may only need /install/cd1 if you don’t want the source code installed. You can either mount the CD-ROM on that mount point, or copy the contents, as described below: Here is an example of how to copy the contents: