diff --git a/Manuals/Tcar-ug/Repository/Workstation/install.docbook b/Manuals/Tcar-ug/Repository/Workstation/install.docbook index 599ff4a..5908ac1 100644 --- a/Manuals/Tcar-ug/Repository/Workstation/install.docbook +++ b/Manuals/Tcar-ug/Repository/Workstation/install.docbook @@ -3,176 +3,37 @@ Installing Your Workstation - In order to have a working copy of &TCAR; in your workstation, - the first step you need to follow is pick up a computer and - install an operating system in it. This computer will be named - the workstation from now on. - - - - At the moment of chosing which operating system to install in - your workstation, consider that &TCAR; is completly built on - &TCD; and realies on it to achieve most automation tasks. At - time of this writing &TCD; release 5.5 was used as platform to - support all development work lines inside &TCAR; working copy. - So, in order to get a reproducable environment, it is - convenient that you, too, use the same version of the - operating system that we did. + To install your workstation use &TCD; and the default + configuration proposed by its installer. This includes default + partitioning and packages. &TCAR; is been completly develop + upon &TCD; and realies on such environment to achieve most + automation tasks. In order to get a reproducable environment, + it is convenient that you, too, use the same operating system + that we do. - - Installation Media - - To install &TCD; you need to have access to the installation - media somehow (e.g., CDs, DVDs, Pendrives, etc.). If you - don't have the installation media of &TCD;, you need to - download the ISO files related to the installation media you - plan to use (e.g., CD or DVD) and then create the installation - media by yourself. &TCD; ISO files can be downloaded from - &TCM;. - - - Assuming you downloaded the DVD ISO of &TCD;, you can burn it - using the K3B application and, this - way, you are creating the installation media you are in need - of. Of course, in order to download the ISO files and create - the installation media, you need to have a workstation already - functionality where you can realized such tasks. If this is - the first time for you and see yourself into much troubles - here, talk to the guys in your nearest LUG, or simply send a - mail to &TCML; where you'll surely have the answer you need. - - - - Once you have the installation media on your hands, the - installation process of &TCD; is rather straightforward. To - begin, you put the installation media in your media reader, - boot the computer from it, and follow the installer - intructions till it completes all the steps. That simple. - - - + + Supported Platforms - - Partition Information - The partition information you set in your workstation is very - specific to your personal needs and the technical - characteristics of your machine. Generally, the default - partitioning schema suggested by &TCD; installer is fine for - the workstation we are preparing as platform for the working - copy of &TCAR;. The amount of space required to store a clean - working copy of &TCAR; is about 1GB. Later, when you start - rendering content, more space will be required. There is no - specific space we can suggest since the final amount of space - required depends on the amount of content you produce after - downloading a clean working copy; just be sure to leave enough - space to work (e.g., 10GB seems to be a good number) whatever - your partition information be. + &TCAR; has been tested in the following platforms: - - - - - Packages Selection - - - The packages selection lets you to specify which software does - your workstation will have once it be installed. In this step, - you need to select the following groups of packages: - - - - - Desktop Environments - - - GNOME Desktop Environment - - - - - KDE (K Desktop Environment) - - - - - - Applications - - - - Authoring and Publishing - - - - - Editors - - - - - Graphical Internet - - - - - Graphics - - - - - Office/Productivity - - - - - Text-based Internet - - - - - - - Development - - - - Development Libraries - - - - - Development Tools - - - - - GNOME Software Development - - - - - KDE Software Development - - - + + The CentOS Distribution major release 5 update 5, for i386 + architectures. + - Packages selected in this step provide a base selection of all - the packages needed in order to have a functional working - copy of &TCAR;. The only exception is the - inkscape package and some of its - dependencies which don't come with &TCD; and need to be - installed from third party repositories like EPEL and - RPMForge, as described in the Repositories - wiki page. + In case you be using a working copy of &TCAR; in a different + platform from those listed here, please send a mail to centos-devel@centos.org + notifying it. It is our intention to make &TCAR; as portable + as possible through different major releases of &TCD;.