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Linux Fedora Core 2 test 3 - Installation

 

This chapter doesn't want to be a complex explanation of the Linux installation. It only covers a step-by-step installation that works with Gate-and-Way.

Following these steps you will be able to easily install Linux on one empty hard disk. If you want to install Linux on a multi-boot system (Windows / Linux) or if you want to install a software RAID system, you can check the documentation coming with your Linux distribution or look at The Linux Documentation Project: http://www.tldp.org

You can download the iso images of the 4 CD-ROMs at http://www.linuxiso.org

Boot your system from the cdrom #1 and at the boot: prompt press enter.
You can now choose to test your CD media or to install Linux pressing skip.
To install your Linux box please follow the steps below.

Please note that most choices will be automatically proposed by Linux itself and you does not need to change them. Look at the left frame into the installation program to have a deep explanation of the various settings.

  PAGE TO DO
1) Welcome to Fedora Core Press Next
2) Language Selection Choose your language and press Next
3) Keyboard Configuration Choose your model and press Next
4) Installation Type Select Custom and press Next
5) Disk Partitioning Setup Choose Automatically partition and press Next
6) Automatic Partitioning Choose Remove all partitions on this system, select your hard disk(s) and press Next
7) Warning: All data on the disk will be lost Press Yes (you are sure you want to do this)
8) Disk Setup 3 partitions have been created.
  1. /boot (about 100 Mb)
  2. swap (about twice your RAM size)
  3. / (all the remaining space)

If this is ok, then click Next

9) Boot Loader Configuration Press Next
10) Network Configuration Configure your network card to match your network addresses.

Notice: If You want to configure your Linux server to act as an Internet router, don't use DHCP, give it a static IP address (clicking on EDIT), manually choose an hostname and do not fill the fields Gateway and DNSs. In this way, after pressing Next, Linux will show some messages: "You have not specified the field .... . Depending on your network environment this may cause problems later". Simply ignore them and click on Continue.

Press Next

11) Firewall Configurations Choose to Enable Firewall, check to allow traffic coming from your network card (usually eth0) and click Next
12) Additional Language Support Choose your language(s) and press Next
13) Time Zone Selection Choose your time zone and press Next
14) Set Root Password Enter the password for the root user (administrator) twice in the two edit boxes. Don't forget the password or you will not be able to access your PC later !.
Click Next
15) Package Group Selection Scroll the list till the end and click on Everything, then press Next
16) About to Install Click Next
17) Installing Packages Wait for the installation of the Linux software.
Insert cdrom #2, #3 and #4 when requested.
18) Congratulations Remove any installation media and click Reboot to reboot your system from the Linux hard disk.
19) Display Settings Choose your preferred setting (we recommend at least 800x600) and click Ok
20) Welcome Click Next
21) License Agreement You must accept the agreement by choosing Yes, than click Next
22) Date and Time Set Date and Time, then click Next.

Notice: If You want to enable the Network Time Protocol, you must have an already working internet connection up and running. If this Linux server will be the Internet router for your LAN, than you have to configure NTP later.

23) Display (again) Click Next
24) User Account Click Next without adding any user account (you can do it later).

A dialog will appear: "It is higly recommended that a personal user account is created...". Ignore the message and click Continue

25) Sound Card Click Next
26) Additional CDs Click Next
27) Finish Setup Click Next

At the Username: prompt type root , then insert the password you chose at step 14.


Last updated on 6 May 2004