OS X 10.4 System and Software Installation Guide and Errata
Table of Contents
Booting the PowerBook
If this is the first time you are turning on the PowerBook, you may simply turn it on and skip ahead to the
questions section.
- You will now be asked a series of questions. A list of these questions, and the appropraite answers, follows. After entering each option correctly, click the 'Continue' button.
Congratulations, you've correctly entered the registration information. Your system will now boot for the first time.
First Boot
- The desktop will start up and the "Software Update" will run automatically
- Select all of the updates
- Click the "Install Items" button
- The Authenticate screen will appear, enter the password and click OK
- Click on the "Restart" button
- Run the "Software Update" again, and install any additional patches as is necessary. The machine will likely need to be restarted again.
- Request an IP address at http://eta/sysadmin/network/ip-request.html
- Get Ethernet Address by clicking on the Apple in the upper left hand corner of the screen
- go to "About this Mac"
- Click on "more info...", then "Netowrk", then "Built-in Ethernet" and read the information from "Ethernet Address"
Essential Software Installation Rules
- All software installation is to be performed using account "ACS Admin"
- All software is to be installed to the "Applications" directory
Unless otherwise noted, software installation goes as follows:
- Download the software
- You download either a disk image (.dmg), that you can double click to mount
- You download a stuffit file (.sit), a type of archive, that you can double click to expand
- The software disk image or folder will contain a file that you click and drag to the applications folder
Note: in some cases, you may run an installation program. In these instances, instructions are provided
Install Apple's X11
- Place the "Mac OS X Install Disc 1" into the DVD-Rom slot
- Double click the DVD icon on the desktop
- When the Finder window appears for the DVD, select the "Optional Installs" package
- At the "Custom Install on 'Macintosh HD'" window, expand the Applications
- Check the 'X11' Package
- Click on the 'Install' button
- You will need to authenticate. Enter the acsadmin password.
- Select all defaults
- When finished, click the 'Close' button
Install Apple's Xcode Tools
Download and install Mozilla-based web browsers and e-mail clients
Fugu - a secure FTP client
Download at http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/
- Download the lastest version of Real Player 10.
- The latest version of Windows Media Player is included with Microsoft Office, which you will install in the next step.
Adobe (Acrobat) Reader
Download Adobe Reader for OS X. You will need to fill out a short form and select the version intended for OS X 10.3. We have tested this version with 10.4 and it works as expected. Please close your web-browser(s) when prompted so that the appropriate plug-ins may be installed.
Microsoft Office
- Ask Alex Framarini (Bloomberg 216) for his Microsoft Office Applications CD
- For installation purposes, enter "Advanced Camera for Surveys" as your name and "Johns Hopkins University" as your organization
- After installation, Microsoft Auto-Update will run. Install all updates. At this point, it may run again if there are additional updates. Install these as well.
Emacs
Download Emacs for Tiger (OS X 10.4), expand, and install.
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
- Download Gimp.app
- Install to Applications directory
- Double click the icon inside the installer to enable 'Focus Follows Mouse' for X11
Norton Antivirus
- use Gebren Wierda's I-Installer to install LaTeX.
- Run i-Installer and choose the item "Known Packages i-Directory..." at the top of the "i-Package" menu
- Install packages using the I-Installer in the following order:
- FreeType 2
- libwmf
- Ghostscript 8 (say "yes" to option adding ghostscript to CLI)
- ImageMagick
- Font Forge (previously PfaEdit)
- TeX (when installing, choose default choices for all options except page size, where you should select "letter")
- Download aastex.cls
- in a "Terminal" window, run the following commands:
% sudo mkdir /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/latex/
% sudo cp aastex.cls /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/latex/
% sudo /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/mktexlsr
LaTeX will only run properly from the Mac OS X 'Terminal'.
In order to complete Sci-Soft and IDL installation, you will need to create and set up a
user account first. I recommend that you go ahead and do that now, and then return to this section.
Download SciSoft from Version Tracker, or get the CD from Alex Framarini in room 216.
- Open the SciSoft disc image or insert the SciSoft CD.
- Double click on the package installer
- Use the defaults
- Click on the 'Close' button when finished installing
- Copy X11 onto the Apple dock
- Start a "Terminal" and add "source /scisoft/bin/Setup.csh" to user's .cshrc
- As user, start X11
mkdir iraf; cd irafmkiraf- Start an xgterm
cl to test IRAF ("logout" to exit)pyraf to test PyRAF (".exit" to exit)ds9 to test ds9
Get the SuperMongo CD from Alex (Bloomberg Rm. 216)
After installation, add the following line to the user's .cshrc file:
setenv PATH ${PATH}:/usr/local/bin
Mathematica
- Get CD from the P&A department
- After installation, run Mathematica once.
- Enter "Advanced Camera for Surveys" for the user name
- Enter "Johns Hopkins University" as the organization
- Use the code on the CD sleeve to authenticate.
IDL
- Get IDL 6.2 Mac OS X CD from Alex (Bloomberg 216)
- Double click on the package and select the defaults up to the Destination screen
- Choose HD, Applications as the installation directory and click the "Install" button
- hoose "On the Desktop" at the "Choose Alias Folder" screen
- add "source /Applications/idl/bin/idl_setup" to user's .cshrc
- Install patches (if any) from the CD by copying files in the patches directory over existing files in your Applications/idl directory
Get an IDL License
- Contact ACS sysadmin for an ACS license (if it is for ACS work)
- If this is for non-ACS, then the user can request a non-ACS license at http://www.pha.jhu.edu/sysadmin/contracts/idl/idl-request.html
- Add license.dat to /Applications/license/ when you receive your license
Install IDL Astronomy Library
- Download from http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp/astron.dir.tar.gz
- unpack to /usr/local/site/idl_astrolib
sudo chown -R root:bin /usr/local/site/idl_astrolib- add the following line to idl_setup (which can be found in /Application/rsi/idl/bin/):
setenv IDL_PATH "<IDL_DEFAULT>:+/usr/local/site/idl_astrolib"
Adding a New User
- Click on the Apple icon in the top left-hand corner and select "System Preferences"
- Click the "Accounts" icon under System
- Click the "+" symbol in the lower left to add a new user
- Select a Name (full user's name) and a Short Name (real username), as well as a password and an optional hint
- Select 'Turn off Automatic Login'
- Under "Picture" select the user's icon
- Click on the lock on the lower left to make changes
As user, alias rm rm -i
Changng a User's shell to tcsh
This is entirely optional, however most ACS users prefer tcsh. By default, OS X 10.3 and 10.4 use bash as the default shell.
- Double click on "Netinfo Manager" in the "Utilities" folder (under Applications)
- Click on users in the second column
- Click on the user
- Click on the lock on the lower left to make changes
- Enter acsadmin's password to make changes
- Find and double click on /bin/bash
- change it to /bin/tcsh
- Click on the lock and Update this copy
- Quit Netinfo Manager, saving changes to disk.
Open Firmware
Open Firmware prevents booting from external media without a password. This increases the security of your system.
- Insert the 'Mac OS X Installation Disc 1' DVD
- Browse to Applications, and then Utilities, on the DVD
- Install Open Firware by dragging it to Applications
- Run Open firmware by double clicking the version you just dragged to your HD
- Click "change" and select an Open Firmware password
- Quit Open Firmware
Passworded Security Features
- Bring up "System Preferences" and Click on "Security"
- Click on "Require password to wake this computer..."
- Quit System Preferences
Enable SSH, FTP, Firewall
- Go to System Preferences and click on "Sharing"
- Turn on "Remote Login" for SSH, "FTP Access" for FTP
- Click 'Firewall' tab
- Click 'Start' to start the Firewall
- Go to Applications, Utilities, and launch the 'Printer Setup Utility'
- Add a new printer, by clicking the 'New' button
- Select IP Printer
- Use the information below for Address, Queue name and Printer Model. You select
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