Installing Linux
IN THIS CHAPTER
Choosing an installation method
Installing a single- or multi-boot system
Performing a Live media installation of Fedora
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Understanding cloud-based installations
Partitioning the disk for installation
Understanding the GRUB boot loader
Installing Linux has become a fairly easy thing to do—if you are starting with a computer that is up to spec (hard disk, RAM, CPU, and so on) and you don't mind totally erasing your hard drive. Installation is more complex if you want to stray from a default installation. So this chapter begins with a simple installation from Live media and progresses to more complex installation topics.
To ease you into the subject of installing Linux, I cover three ways of installing Linux and step you through each process:
- Installing from Live media—A Linux Live media ISO is a single, read-only image that contains everything you need to start a Linux operating system. That image can be burned to a DVD or USB drive and booted from that medium. With the Live media, you can totally ignore your computer's hard disk; in fact, you can run Live media on a system with no hard disk. After you are running the Live Linux system, some Live media ISOs allow you to launch an application that permanently installs the contents of the Live medium to your hard disk. The first installation procedure in this chapter ...
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