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Figure�4.1.�Assumptions in this section
None of these locations are set in stone - they're simply the values that we've chosen. The values that you'll probably want to change, such as service name, are - marked like this. The other + marked like this. The other values we recommend you leave unchanged unless you have a reason to change them.
Some of the paths and user accounts have been changed from those recommended in previous versions of this document to improve security and maintainability. See this thread for discussion. -
You will need a PC running linux with the following software installed:
libxml2
tcl
gmake and the compile and build environment.
and optionally these programs, which are included in most distributions:
emacs
cvs (and initialize it)
ImageMagick
DocBook and supporting software (and install emacs keybindings for +
You will need a PC running linux with the following software installed:
libxml2
tcl
gmake and the compile and build environment.
and optionally these programs, which are included in most distributions:
emacs
cvs (and initialize it)
ImageMagick
DocBook and supporting software (and install emacs keybindings for DocBook SGML)
daemontools (install from source)
a Mail Transport Agent, such as exim or sendmail (or install qmail from source)
To install a machine to the specifications of the Reference Platform, do the walkthrough of the
