Customizing the system in the installer

During the customization phase of the installation, you must perform certain configuration tasks to enable the installation of Baruwa Enterprise Edition. These tasks include:

  • Setting a password for the root user.
  • Configuring the network and host name

Optionally, you can further customize the system, by:

  • Configuring the storage devices
  • Configuring the boot loader

Setting a password for the root user

You must configure a root password to finish the installation process and to log in to the administrator (also known as superuser or root) account that is used for system administration tasks. These tasks include installing and updating software packages and changing system-wide configuration such as network and firewall settings, storage options, and adding or modifying users, groups and file permissions.

Procedure

  1. From the Installation Summary window, select User Settings > Root Password. The Root Password window opens.
  2. Type your password in the Root Password field. The requirements for creating a strong root password are:
    1. Must be at least eight characters long
    2. May contain numbers, letters (upper and lower case) and symbols
    3. Is case-sensitive
  3. Type the same password in the Confirm field
  4. Optional: Select the Allow root SSH login with password option to enable SSH access (with password) to this system as a root user. By default the password-based SSH root access is disabled.
  5. Click Done to confirm your root password and return to the Installation Summary window.

Configuring the network and host name

Use the Network and Host name window to configure network interfaces. Options that you select here are available both during the installation for tasks such as downloading packages from a remote location, and on the installed system.

Follow the steps in this procedure to configure your network and host name.

Procedure

  1. From the Installation Summary window, click Network and Host Name.
  2. From the list in the left-hand pane, select an interface. The details are displayed in the right-hand pane.
  3. Toggle the ON/OFF switch to enable or disable the selected interface. You cannot add or remove interfaces manually.
  4. Click + to add a virtual network interface, which can be either: Bond, Bridge, or VLAN.
  5. Click - to remove a virtual interface.
  6. Click Configure to change settings such as IP addresses, DNS servers, or routing configuration for an existing interface (both virtual and physical).
  7. Type a host name for your system in the Host Name field.
  8. Click Apply to apply the host name to the installer environment.

Configuring the storage devices

Warning

Only perform this action if you want to perform the installation in expert mode. The installer automatically configures the default partitioning scheme which works okay for most installations.

You can install Baruwa Enterprise Edition on a large variety of storage devices. You can configure basic, locally accessible, storage devices in the Installation Destination window. Basic storage devices directly connected to the local system, such as disks and solid-state drives, are displayed in the Local Standard Disks section of the window.

Configuring installation destination

You can use the Installation Destination window to configure the storage options, for example, the disks that you want to use as the installation target for your Baruwa Enterprise Edition installation. You must select at least one disk.

Procedure

  1. From the Installation Summary window, click Installation Destination. Perform the following operations in the Installation Destination window opens:

  1. From the Local Standard Disks section, select the storage device that you require; a white check mark indicates your selection. Disks without a white check mark are not used during the installation process; they are ignored if you choose automatic partitioning, and they are not available in manual partitioning.

    The Local Standard Disks shows all locally available storage devices, for example, SATA, IDE and SCSI disks, USB flash and external disks. Any storage devices connected after the installation program has started are not detected. If you use a removable drive to install Baruwa Enterprise Edition, your system is unusable if you remove the device.

  2. Optional: Click the Refresh link in the lower right-hand side of the window if you want to configure additional local storage devices to connect new disks. The Rescan Disks dialog box opens.

  1. Click Rescan Disks and wait until the scanning process completes. All storage changes that you make during the installation are lost when you click Rescan Disks.
  2. Click OK to return to the Installation Destination window. All detected disks including any new ones are displayed under the Local Standard Disks section.

  1. Optional: Click Add a disk to add a specialized storage device.

    The Storage Device Selection window opens and lists all storage devices that the installation program has access to.

  2. Optional: Under Storage Configuration, select the Automatic radio button for automatic partitioning. You can also configure custom partitioning.

  3. Optional: Select I would like to make additional space available to reclaim space from an existing partitioning layout. For example, if a disk you want to use already has a different operating system and you want to make this system’s partitions smaller to allow more room for Baruwa Enterprise Edition.

  4. Optional: Select Encrypt my data to encrypt all partitions except the ones needed to boot the system (such as /boot) using Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS). Encrypting your disk to add an extra layer of security.

  1. Click Done. The Disk Encryption Passphrase dialog box opens.
    1. Type your passphrase in the Passphrase and Confirm fields.
    2. Click Save Passphrase to complete disk encryption.
  1. Optional: Click the Full disk summary and bootloader link in the lower left-hand side of the window to select which storage device contains the boot loader.
  2. Click Done.
  3. Optional: The Reclaim Disk Space dialog box appears if you selected automatic partitioning and the I would like to make additional space available option, or if there is not enough free space on the selected disks to install Baruwa Enterprise Edition. It lists all configured disk devices and all partitions on those devices. The dialog box displays information about the minimal disk space the system needs for an installation with the currently selected package set and how much space you have reclaimed. To start the reclaiming process:
  1. Review the displayed list of available storage devices. The Reclaimable Space column shows how much space can be reclaimed from each entry.
  2. Select a disk or partition to reclaim space.
  3. Use the Shrink button to use free space on a partition while preserving the existing data.
  4. Use the Delete button to delete that partition or all partitions on a selected disk including existing data.
  5. Use the Delete all button to delete all existing partitions on all disks including existing data and make this space available to install Baruwa Enterprise Edition.
  6. Click Reclaim space to apply the changes and return to graphical installations.
  7. No disk changes are made until you click Begin Installation on the Installation Summary window. The Reclaim Space dialog only marks partitions for resizing or deletion; no action is performed.

Configuring the boot loader

Warning

Only perform this action if you want to perform the installation in expert mode. The installer automatically configures the correct partitions and installs the boot loader for you.

Baruwa Enterprise Edition uses GRand Unified Bootloader version 2 (GRUB2) as the boot loader. If you are installing a Baruwa Enterprise Edition system with more than one disk, you might want to manually specify the disk where you want to install the boot loader.

Procedure

  1. From the Installation Destination window, click the Full disk summary and bootloader link. The Selected Disks dialog box opens.

    The boot loader is installed on the device of your choice, or on a UEFI system; the EFI system partition is created on the target device during guided partitioning.

  2. To change the boot device, select a device from the list and click Set as Boot Device. You can set only one device as the boot device.

  3. To disable a new boot loader installation, select the device currently marked for boot and click Do not install boot loader. This ensures GRUB2 is not installed on any device.

The boot loader may also require a special partition to be created, depending on if your system uses BIOS or UEFI firmware, or if the boot drive has a GUID Partition Table (GPT) or a Master Boot Record (MBR, also known as msdos) label. If you use automatic partitioning, the installation program creates the partition.