April 2004
Beginner
352 pages
10h 54m
English
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Chapter 3. Installing Linux
This chapter shows you how to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Fedora Core by following a simple, step-by-step procedure. During the installation, you’ll need to refer to the information you collected in Table 2-1 of Chapter 2. Most users will be able to complete the installation procedure without difficulty; however, this chapter includes a section that describes how you can obtain help if you encounter installation problems. Once you successfully complete the installation procedure, you’ll have your own working Linux system.
Installing the Operating System and Applications
To install Linux, attach any optional devices you plan to use, such as a PCMCIA network card or external floppy drive, to your PC. Then, follow this simple step-by-step procedure:
Start the installation.
Select installation options.
Create partitions.
Configure the boot loader.
Configure networking.
Configure language support.
Configure the system time.
Set the root password.
Select packages.
Install packages.
Configure X (Red Hat Enterprise Linux only).
Complete the video configuration (Red Hat Enterprise Linux only).
Create boot diskette (Fedora Core only)
Complete the installation.
Warning
Although the Linux installation procedure is generally trouble-free, errors or malfunctions that occur during the installation of an operating system can result in loss of data. You should not begin the installation procedure until you have backed up all data on your system and determined that your backup ...
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