Installation
This installation procedure assumes you have already installed Mandrake 10.0 LINUX. If you have already configured LINUX, skip the next step.

Step 1. Installation of Mandrake 10.0 LINUX:


Required hardware: PC platform, 128MB RAM, 15GB Hard Disk Drive
For installation you will require a monitor, keyboard, CD drive, and mouse.

Configure the BIOS to boot off of the CDROM and place the first Mandrake distribution disk in the CD drive. Start the computer and follow all the instructions. When it asks if you want to upgrade or install, select the install button. Answer all the questions, and when it gets to the point where it asks about the disk partitioning, select custom partitioning. You must create the following three partitions:

/ = about 4 Gb
/home = about 6 Gb
/usr/local = the remaining part of the disk

When creating the partitions it is usually easier to toggle to expert mode. This will allow you to size the partitions to the exact size. You will also want to create a boot partition which has to be sized at about 64Mb.

Select everything under workstation.
Select everything under server except Mail, Database, Firewall, and DNS.
Go ahead and "INSTALL".
When promted to create users, create at a minimum an "acas" user.
When prompted for a password enter anything which can be remembered easily for now. You can always change it later when you make the system operational.
When all the packages have been installed it will display a configuration screen. Set the time in the appropriated configuration prompt, and say "NO" when asked if your system is set for GMT. Set up the CUPS (printer software) and don't worry about setting up a printer yet. When it completes downloading the software press "DONE". Set up the graphics and respond with "NO" when it asks you if you want it to log in a user. Respond with "YES" when it asks if you want to start the x-manager on startup.

Once the installation is complete remove the Mandrake CD and reboot the system.

Log in as acas and bring up an x-terminal. Configure the x-terminal for your attributes. Become a super-user on the x-terminal by typing "su" and the root password. When you are a super-user type "DrakConf" and wait for the screen to come up. Select "Software Management", then select "Updates". Download all the current updates from your favorite site. REMEMBER: You must have your network configured and enabled. Sit back and relax, this will take some time.

Now configure the smart way to install packages by bring up mozilla and going to Google. Search for "easy urpmi". Usually easyurpmi.zarb.org is the first thing which comes up. Click on this link and get the urpmi's for your version of Mandrake. At this time you will be getting the ones for Mandrake 10.0. Follow the instructions on the screen and then open an x-terminal and become a super-user. Drag the mouse over the commands given by zarb and wait while the urpmi's are loaded. It will take awhile.

Step 2. Configuring Mandrake 10.0 LINUX for ACAS:


Get an x-terminal, become a super-user, and issue the following commands:
urpmi xterm
urpmi X11R6-contrib
urpmi xdaliclock
urpmi ncftp
urpmi fvwm
urpmi tightvnc-server
urpmi tcsh

Now install the kernel source by typing "DrakConf"
Select software management and then Install.
In the search window type "kernel-source" for available sources.
Choose a 2.6.3 kernel and wait for it to install.

Now issue the following commands as a normal user; ie, exit "su" mode:

ncftp -u acas 206.206.97.135
Enter the appropriate password, and issue these commands:
get acas.tar
get openmotif-2.2.2-14.i586.rpm
get openmotif-devel-2.2.2-14.i586.rpm

exit ncftp by issuing the "exit" command, respond "no" to the save request.

Make yourself a super-user at an x-terminal.
Now install these two packages by issuing these commands:
rpm -ivh openmotif-2.2.2-14.i586.rpm
rpm -ivh openmotif-devel-2.2.2-14.i586.rpm

You have now installed the minimum requirements for the Mandrake system used to support the ACAS software. Log back out and then log in ,as ACAS, and select "default" at the window manager selection.

Step 3. Installation of ACAS


Log into ACAS as a normal user. Click and hold left-hand mouse button and select xterm.

At the xterm issue the command:
tar fxv acas.tar
The ACAS modules are now configured into the system.

Change the shell by issuing the command:
chsh
Enter the ACAS password when requested. Type:
/bin/tcsh

Log out and then back in as an ACAS super-user.
Enter the commands:
cd dbVista
mkdir /usr/local/dbVista
mv bin /usr/local/dbVista
mkdir /usr/local/dbVista/REPORTS
mv REPORT/* /usr/local/dbVista/REPORTS/

Now set up the Mandrake environment variables. Commands are:
vi /etc/profile

Enter insert mode by typing the "i" key.
Using the directional arrows on keypad, position yourself to the first instance of PATH and to the end of the line. Append the following to the end of the line:

/usr/local/dbVista/bin:/usr/local/dbVista/REPORTS:.

Close the file by exiting insert mode "esc-key" and shift-ZZ

vi /etc/csh.cshrc

Enter insert mode.
Position the the start of the line at the first occurence of "if"
Just before the "if" statement insert the line:

setenv PATH "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/dbVista/bin:/usr/local/dbVista/REPORTS:."

Get out of insert mode "esc-key" and write the file "shift-ZZ"

Log out and back in as ACAS and set the session to "DEFAULT"
All the ACAS screens should come up at this time.
Bring up an xterm and issue the commands:

cd etc
chmod +x *
cp * /etc/rc.d/init.d/

Now the drivers for your ACAS must be configured. The drivers will depend on the hardware configuration you are using to connect to external devices. We can help you best if you email us your hardware configuration and we will provide you with the configurations you will need.

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