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How to deploy a Linux Machine
1. Contact the system administrator, Ben Roose and let him know a linux machine is being created.
2. Decide what linux system should be deployed. Ubuntu is commonly used throughout the university, but others can also be selected.
3. It can be simpler to create a USB with a Linux installer already on it. There is lots of information on the Internet with how to do that for the Linux of your choice.
4. Install Linux by plugging in your newly created USB installer and hit the F12 key (if its a dell) until you get into the boot menu. Arrow down until you can select the USB device to boot from. This should start intalling Linux.
5. Follow the linux instructionso n the computer screen. It will ask where you are located, what your name is (we usually choose the facutly for whom the computer is destined for) and the name of the computer. Pick a difficult password for the machine.
6. Once Linux is fully installed, log in to the computer and insert the USB drive with the CFEngine script on it. If you do not have this script you can ask Ben Roose, Veera Gari, or Jackie Locke for it.
7. All Linux Machines must be installed and "bootstrapped" to CFEngine. To do this, open a terminal. This can be done by hitting the Ctrl + Alt + T keys. It is best to save the CFEngine script from your USB to the computer either in documents or on the desktop. You can drag and drop from the USB to the desktop or use the command line to save a copy to the computer.
8. In command line type: bash (the name of the script to run) It will probably look like this: Bob@WH-AWESOME-LAB01:~$ bash install-cfengine.sh
9. If if works properly, it should install cfengine. Now type this: Bob@WH-AWESOME-LAB01:~$-agent -KIF promises.cf -D DEBUG This will check to make sure it has run proerly and strapped to CFEngine.