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D. Both, C. BulkaLinux for Small Business Ownershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8264-9_9

9. Installing Linux

David Both1   and Cyndi Bulka1
(1)
Raleigh, NC, USA
 

Objectives

In this chapter, you will

  • Boot the USB live image

  • Start the installation

  • Specify the host name

  • Set the root password

  • Create your personal user account

  • Complete the installation

Note

In this chapter, the pronouns “I” and “me” refer to David.

Introduction

This chapter guides you through the process of installing Fedora directly from the live USB image device. We explore some tasks that you will perform during the installation process such as deleting the existing Windows partitions and creating a new ...

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