Installing Linux

Enough with preliminaries! It is time to install Linux.

Figure 1.8. The first step in the installation process is to select a language that the program will use.

To boot the installation program:

1.
Power down your computer.
2.
With the CD-ROM in its drive and the Linux boot disk that you created in the floppy drive, turn the power back on. After a brief delay, a text-based boot screen will appear.
3.
Press Enter to accept the default options. The installation program will begin.

Tip

If you don't press Enter, after one minute the installation program will start running with the default options.

Figure 1.9. You must specify the ...

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