Revision as of 20:39, 17 November 2005

These are the steps I use to customize my Knoppix 4.0.2 environment.

Persistent Disk Image (PDI)

A persistent disk image allows me to customize Knoppix without having to remaster the CD. With a generic Knoppix CD and a PDI, I can take my environment to just about any computer.

Create a persistent disk image either from the GUI or the command line

From within KDE

K > KNOPPIX > Configure > Create persistent KNOPPIX image

command line

knoppix-mkimage

I prefer an image size of 500 MB, which is just large enough for a significant amount of software updates yet small enough to fit on a USB thumb drive. Once you create the image, reboot and specify the image at the boot prompt. Assuming the knoppix.img is at /mnt/sda1/, then:

boot: knoppix home=/mnt/sda1/knoppix.img

Note: Specifying the home folder may not be necessary. Apparently, Knoppix scans for the knoppix.img even if one does not specify home=.

Installing Microsoft's True Type fonts

Installing Microsoft's True Type fonts using apt-get at the command line

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

Change the fonts in KDE:

open "K > Control Center"
open "Appearance & Themes > Fonts"
click "Adjust All Fonts"
check "Font"
highlight "Bitstream Vera Sans"
click "OK"
click "Apply"
select "File > Quit"

Customizing the tool bar

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox uses the globe icon instead of the icon with the firefox. I like to change the icon to the Firefox icon.

right click the Firefox icon in the toolbar
click on Properties
click on the icon
in the search box, type "fire"
double-click on the FireFox icon
click OK

Customizing the K menu

Run KSysV as root

click on "K > System"
right-click on "KSysV (SysV-Init Editor)"
click on "Edit Item"
in the Command text field, add sudo to the front of the command

sudo ksysv -caption "%c" %i %m

uncheck "Run as different user"
click on "File > Save"
click on "File > Quit"

Changing the background image

Change the background image to Debian Blue:

open "K > Control Center"
open "Appearance & Themes > Background"
click the radio button "Picture"
choose "Debian Blue" from the drop-down menu
click "Apply"
select "File > Quit"

Changing the splash screen

Change the splash screen to "Redmond":

open "K > Control Center"
open "Appearance & Themes > Splash Screen"
click on Redmond
click "Apply"
select "File > Quit"

Setting up and starting services

Setting up webmin

# test
lynx -dump http://localhost:10000/
# install/setup
sudo su -
passwd
apt-get update
apt-get install webmin
\rm /etc/rc?.d/*webmin
update-rc.d webmin start 30 2 3 4 5 . stop 70 0 1 6 .
/etc/init.d/webmin stop
/etc/init.d/webmin start
# test
lynx -dump http://localhost:10000/

Setting up the apache webserver

# test
lynx -dump http://localhost/
# install/setup
sudo su -
update-rc.d apache start 40 2 3 4 5 . stop 60 0 1 6 .
/etc/init.d/apache stop
/etc/init.d/apache start
# test
lynx -dump http://localhost/

setting up webmin-apache

apt-get update
apt-get install webmin-apache
#
# test connection to apache module and configure (I choose the defaults)
lynx https://localhost:10000/apache/index.cgi

Setting up the SSH server

# test
ssh knoppix@localhost
# install/setup
sudo su -
passwd knoppix
update-rc.d ssh start 35 2 3 4 5 . stop 65 0 1 6 .
perl -i -plne 's/(^PermitRootLogin) yes/$1 no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
/etc/init.d/ssh stop
/etc/init.d/ssh start
# test
ssh knoppix@localhost

setting up webmin-ssh

apt-get update
apt-get install webmin-sshd
#
# test connection to sshd module
https://localhost:10000/sshd/index.cgi

Setting up the MySQL server

# test
mysql --no-defaults -h localhost -u root mysql -e 'status'
# install/setup
sudo su -
update-rc.d mysql start 35 2 3 4 5 . stop 65 0 1 6 .
perl -i -plne 's/(^old_pass)/# $1/' /etc/mysql/my.cnf 
/etc/init.d/mysql stop
/etc/init.d/mysql start
# test
mysql --no-defaults -h localhost -u root mysql -e 'status'

configuring MySQL root account

# set a root password
mysqladmin --no-defaults -h localhost -u root password 123456
# unset the root password
mysqladmin --no-defaults -h localhost -u root -p123456 password

setting up webmin-mysql

apt-get update
apt-get install webmin-mysql
#
# test connection to MySQL module
lynx https://localhost:10000/mysql/index.cgi

Setting up Mediawiki

# test
# install
# configure
# test

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