Quickstart
This document details the steps needed to get your x164 switch started.
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Installing a Linux distribution
Use of Debian Squeeze is recommended for its stability, but you can use other Linux distributions as you wish. You can look for the proper option for your machine here. Installation guides are also available for the different supported architectures here.
This website offers a screenshot based tutorial that explains how to make a bare-bones installation without a graphical desktop environment. We suggest to create a separate partition /vz to store the virtual machines, as for example in the following scheme.
Disk partitioning
The recommended partition scheme is the following:
| Partition | Size | File system | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| /boot | 500 MB | ext2 | |
| swap | ~ | swap | Size should be the same as RAM |
| / | 20 GB | ext4 | |
| /vz | +50 GB | ext4 | OpenVZ virtual machines will be installed in this partition |
It is encouraged that you follow the order shown in the table when partitioning.
Updating and upgrading
After completing the installation you should run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade
This ensures you have the latest version of the installed packages.
