Chapter 1. Linux Installation
Terms you’ll need to understand:
✓ | Distribution |
✓ | Kernel |
✓ | GNU/GPL |
✓ | Multitasking |
✓ | GRUB |
✓ | LILO |
✓ | MBR |
Techniques you’ll need to master:
✓ | Installing a Linux distribution |
✓ | Determining and fixing device conflicts |
✓ | Viewing conflicts via the /proc file system |
✓ | Partitioning disks for installation |
✓ | Using the installation consoles |
✓ | Creating installation and boot disks |
✓ | Viewing boot messages |
Linux Distributions
A distribution or packaging is usually performed by the group or company that puts out a product, such as The Debian Project, Red Hat, SuSE, and many others. If the company or organization wants to make it easy for people to get and use the distribution, it’s normally made available via ISO files, a method of making a large binary file out ...
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