Chapter 2. Preparing to Install Fedora

IN THIS CHAPTER

Installing a new operating system is always a major event, especially if you have never had to install an OS before. This is especially true if you are used to running Microsoft Windows XP that was pre-installed for you on your computer. In many cases ‘recovery’ discs are supplied that contain a mirror image of how your system was the day it rolled off the production line, so in reality you are not actually installing Windows, just copying some files. With Fedora you get a lot of options that you can choose from, ...

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