These instruction are based on Gentoo's livecd-amd64-installer-2008.0_beta1.iso
- boot livecd via standard kernel/options
(wait for automatic login to X... this might take a while)
- open the Gentoo Linux Installer (GTK+)
- Partition hard drive
(ext3 is suggested, a limited number of filesystems will work with later tools)
suggested: 256MB boot partition (ext3)
2x<TOTALRAM> (to max 8GB) SWAP partition (swap) e.g. 4GB RAM = 8192MB
REST as / (ext3)
(we could map out /var, /usr, etc seperately, but it's doesn't actually help with security, and just makes things more annoying later on)
- Start the installation
- Enter a root Password
- Select UTC timezone
- Add extra users:
using saosin, 1g, phzi, brocebeats, drudge
- Click Add User
- Enter information:
<username> - as above
<password> - a temporary but secure password, write them down, pass them on, and tell everyone to change password as soon as they login, using SECURE passwords!
<groups> = cdrom,floppy,usb,wheel,portage - (add plugdev for 1g ONNLY, for local server use)
<shell> - blank
<homedir> - blank
<userID> - blank
<comment> - blank
- Click Accept Changes, and repeat adding users.
- Click Next when done adding all users
Package Selection:
- Select ONLY these Packages:
(a secure server is a minimal server)
gnupg,
nmap,
screen,
netcat,
iptables,
slocate,
traceroute,
logrotate,
ntp,
- Graphical install will finish, reboot without boot disk