Christopher Juckins

29 September 2020

• Create new VM and install CentOS 8 minimal
  • download iso from https://www.centos.org/download/
  • modify hostname
  • modify disk partitions if needed
• Boot up VM and login
• Use ifconfig to determine its IP address
• Open a terminal window and ssh into it
• set up local account .bashrc and ssh stuff; same for root
• su to root

dnf config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools

• Run dnf installer bash script (CentOS 8)
• Reboot
• Try different theme, like "TraditionalOK"
• Disable screensaver
• Install MATE using https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/stenstorp/MATE/
  • Other discussion at https://centosfaq.org/centos/centos-8-mate/
• Download password gorilla from https://gorilla.dp100.com/downloads/
• Install PHP 7.4 following https://www.tecmint.com/install-php-on-centos-8/

TO DO

• Install remmina…see:
  • https://remmina.org/how-to-install-remmina/
  • https://snapcraft.io/install/remmina/rhel
  • https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/remmina
• Install X2Go

IGNORE LIST

• Look at GNOME Shell Extensions
  • Dash to Panel
  • Installing extensions
• Figure out NUX repo issues
• Customize GNOME Classic with the links:
  • tips 1
  • tips 2
  • tips 3
  • Try to replicate MATE look & feel in GNOME classic
    • use gnome-tweaks to make adjustments
• System language seems to be British (Colours)