These instruction are based on Gentoo's livecd-amd64-installer-2008.0_beta1.iso - boot livecd via standard kernel/options (wait for automatic login to X... this might take a while) - open the Gentoo Linux Installer (GTK+) - Partition hard drive (ext3 is suggested, a limited number of filesystems will work with later tools) suggested: 256MB boot partition (ext3) 2x (to max 8GB) SWAP partition (swap) e.g. 4GB RAM = 8192MB REST as / (ext3) (we could map out /var, /usr, etc seperately, but it's doesn't actually help with security, and just makes things more annoying later on) - Start the installation - Enter a root Password - Select UTC timezone - Add extra users: using saosin, 1g, phzi, brocebeats, drudge - Click Add User - Enter information: - as above - a temporary but secure password, write them down, pass them on, and tell everyone to change password as soon as they login, using SECURE passwords! = cdrom,floppy,usb,wheel,portage - (add plugdev for 1g ONNLY, for local server use) - blank - blank - blank - blank - Click Accept Changes, and repeat adding users. - Click Next when done adding all users Package Selection: - Select ONLY these Packages: (a secure server is a minimal server) gnupg, nmap, screen, netcat, iptables, slocate, traceroute, logrotate, ntp, - Graphical install will finish, reboot without boot disk