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Linux Installation 1

This document provides a detailed step-by-step guide for installing a Linux operating system on Oracle VM VirtualBox. It includes instructions for creating a virtual machine, configuring system settings, partitioning the hard drive, and setting up network configurations. The guide concludes with steps to disable the firewall and configure SELinux settings.
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Linux Installation 1

This document provides a detailed step-by-step guide for installing a Linux operating system on Oracle VM VirtualBox. It includes instructions for creating a virtual machine, configuring system settings, partitioning the hard drive, and setting up network configurations. The guide concludes with steps to disable the firewall and configure SELinux settings.
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Linux Installation Guide

Click on Oracle VM Virtual Box to start to access your virtual Machine

Select server to install DB and double click to start


Click on New to create new virtual Machine on below screen

Enter desired Server name, Operating System and version for the same as mentioned below
Allocate the desired RAM size for machine

Select Virtual Hard Drive option as mentioned below and click on ‘Create’
Select the hard drive type as VDI and click on ‘Next’

Select an option ‘Dynamically Allocated’ for storage on physical drive and click on ‘Next’
Click on to browse the desired location of to create the file in and select the required space on hard
drive. Click on ‘Create’
Now you should be able to view the machine created on Virtual box Manager Screen

Right click on virtual machine and select settings

Select an option system to set boot order on motherboard as mentioned below

Under System select the next tab ‘Processor’ and allocate the required CPUs
Select an option ‘Network’ on left grid and set values under ‘Adapter1’ as mentioned below

Select an option ‘Shared Folder’ on left grid


Click on icon to browse the location where software file is stored and click on ‘OK’

It is recommended to select an option ‘Auto Mount’

Now make sure that your machine is selected and click on ‘Start’
Browse and select startup disk image and click on ‘Start’
Select an option ‘Install or Upgrade an existing system’ and press ‘Enter’
On Next Screen click on ‘SKIP’
On below screen click on ‘Next’
On next screen click ‘Next’

On next screen click ‘Next’


Select Basic storage Devices and click on ‘Next’

On pop up message select ‘yes, discard any data’


On next screen write hostname and click on ‘Configure Network’

On popup window select ‘System eth0’ and click on ‘Edit’


On next Popup window select an option ‘IPv4 settings’ then method as ‘manual’ from dropdown option
and then click on ‘Add’ to enter details as mentioned below.

Click on ‘Apply’ and ‘Close’


Click on Next and select time zone as ‘Kolkata’. Click on ‘Next’
Enter Root password and confirm. Click on ‘Next’ (on pop up message click ‘Use anyway’ to move ahead

On next screen select ‘Create Custom Layout’ and click on ‘Next’


Select free memory space and click on ‘Create’

Select an option ‘Standard Partition’ and click on ‘Create’


Select ‘File System type’ as ‘Swap’ and ‘Size’ and click on ‘Ok’

Select free memory space and click on ‘Create’


Select an option ‘Standard Partition’ and click on ‘Create’

Select ‘File System type’ as ‘/Boot’ and ‘Size’ and click on ‘Ok’
Select free memory space and click on ‘Create’

Select an option ‘Standard Partition’ and click on ‘Create’


Select ‘File System type’ as ‘/’ (root) and select tick box ‘Fill to maximum allowable size’. Click on ‘Ok’

Click on ‘Next’ and ‘Format’ on Popup


On Next popup click on ‘Write changes to disk’

On Next window, click on ‘Next’


On next window select radio button ‘Customize Now’ and click on ‘Next’

On left grid select ‘Servers’ and tick the options mentioned below

NOTE : Always user right click and select all optional packages for all packages
listed below
On left grid select ‘Web Services’ and tick the options mentioned below
On left grid select ‘System Management’ and tick the options mentioned below

On left grid select ‘Desktops’ and tick the options mentioned below
On left grid select’ Applications’ and tick the options mentioned below

On left grid select Development and tick the options mentioned below Click on ‘Next’ to proceed ahead
Click on ‘Reboot’

Click on ‘Forward’
Click on ‘Forward’

Click on ‘Forward’
Click on ‘Forward’

Click on ‘Forward’
Click on ‘Finish’

Select user option ‘other’


Enter username as ‘root’

Enter the password set for root and press ‘Enter’


On popup message click on ‘Close’

Now your machine is ready for DB installation


Install the guest addition CD image in device tab.

Perform the below steps

[root@storage ~]# service NetworkManager stop

Stopping NetworkManager daemon: [ OK ]

[root@storage ~]# chkconfig NetworkManager off

[root@storage ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/selinux

# This file controls the state of SELinux on the system.

# SELINUX= can take one of these three values:

# enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced.

# permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing.

# disabled - No SELinux policy is loaded.

SELINUX=disabled

# SELINUXTYPE= can take one of these two values:

# targeted - Targeted processes are protected,

# mls - Multi Level Security protection.

SELINUXTYPE=targeted

[root@storage ~]# setup

disable the firewall configuration

[root@storagedatabase ~]# vi /etc/hosts

172.24.5.10 storagedatabase.radical.com storage

127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain

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