Fedora Core 6 Installation Guide Suart Ellis Paul Frields Installation Guide Fedora Core 6 Installation Guide Edition 2.0 Author Suart Ellis [email protected] Author Paul Frields [email protected] Copyright © 2006 Red Hat, Inc. and Others. The text of and illustrations in this document are licensed by Red Hat under a Creative Commons Attribution–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license ("CC-BY-SA"). An explanation of CC-BY-SA is available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. The original authors of this document, and Red Hat, designate the Fedora Project as the "Attribution Party" for purposes of CC-BY-SA. In accordance with CC-BY-SA, if you distribute this document or an adaptation of it, you must provide the URL for the original version. Red Hat, as the licensor of this document, waives the right to enforce, and agrees not to assert, Section 4d of CC-BY-SA to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. 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Pull-quote Conventions ....................................................................................... viii 1.3. Notes and Warnings ............................................................................................ ix 2. We Need Feedback! ....................................................................................................... ix Introduction xi 1. About Fedora Core ......................................................................................................... xi 2. About this Manual .......................................................................................................... xi 3. Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................... xi 1. Background 1 2. Understanding i386 and Other Computer Architectures 3 3. Before You Begin 5 3.1. Storage ........................................................................................................................ 5 3.2. Networking ................................................................................................................... 5 3.3. Installing from a Server or Web Site .............................................................................. 5 3.4. Installing Fedora Core on a Managed Network .............................................................. 6 4. Preparing Media 7 4.1. Preparing CD or DVD Media ........................................................................................ 7 4.2. Preparing USB Boot Media ........................................................................................... 8 5. Beginning the Installation 11 5.1. Booting from CD, DVD, or USB Media ........................................................................ 11 5.2. Testing CD and DVD Media ........................................................................................ 13 5.3. Booting from the Network using PXE ........................................................................... 15 6. Identifying Your Locale 17 6.1. Language Selection .................................................................................................... 17 6.2. Keyboard Configuration .............................................................................................. 17 7. Installation Methods 19 7.1. Default Installation Method .......................................................................................... 19 7.2. Alternative Installation Methods ................................................................................... 19 7.3. Installation from a Hard Drive ..................................................................................... 20 7.4. Installation TCP/IP Configuration ................................................................................. 21 7.5. NFS Installation Setup ................................................................................................ 23 7.6. FTP Installation Setup ................................................................................................ 23 7.7. HTTP Installation Setup .............................................................................................. 25 8. Welcome Dialog 27 9. Upgrading an Existing System 29 9.1. Upgrade Examine ....................................................................................................... 29 9.2. Upgrading Boot Loader Configuration .......................................................................... 30 10. Disk Partitioning 31 10.1. General Information on Partitions .............................................................................. 32 10.1.1. Partition Types ............................................................................................... 34 10.1.2. Understanding LVM ........................................................................................ 34 10.1.3. Creating a /home Partition ............................................................................. 34 10.2. Disk Druid ................................................................................................................ 34 11. Boot Loader 39 iii Installation Guide 11.1. Keeping Your Existing Boot Loader Settings ............................................................... 39 11.2. Booting Additional Operating Systems ........................................................................ 40 11.3. Setting a Boot Loader Password ............................................................................... 41 11.3.1. Forgotten GRUB Passwords ........................................................................... 42 11.4. Advanced Boot Loader Options ................................................................................. 42 12. Network Configuration 45 12.1. Network Devices ...................................................................................................... 45 12.2. Computer Hostname ................................................................................................. 46 12.3. Miscellaneous Settings ............................................................................................. 46 13. Time Zone Selection 47 13.1. Selecting a Time Zone .............................................................................................. 47 13.2. Universal Co-ordinated Time (UTC) ........................................................................... 47 14. Set the Root Password 49 15. Software Selection 51 15.1. Installing from Additional Repositories ........................................................................ 51 15.2. Customizing the Software Selection ........................................................................... 54 15.2.1. Changing Your Mind ...................................................................................... 55 15.2.2. Additional Language Support .......................................................................... 55 15.2.3. Core Network Services .................................................................................. 55 16. About to Install 57 17. Installing Packages 59 18. First Boot 61 18.1. License Agreement ................................................................................................... 61 18.2. Firewall .................................................................................................................... 62 18.3. SELinux ................................................................................................................... 64 18.4. Date and Time ......................................................................................................... 65 18.5. System User ............................................................................................................ 67 18.6. Sound Card .............................................................................................................. 68 19. Your Next Steps 71 19.1. Updating Your System .............................................................................................. 71 19.2. Subscribing to Fedora Core Announcements and News .............................................. 72 19.3. Finding Documentation and Support .......................................................................... 72 19.4. Joining the Fedora Core Community .......................................................................... 72 A. Boot Options 75 A.1. Configuring the Installation System at the boot: Prompt ............................................. 75 A.1.1. Specifying the Language ................................................................................. 75 A.1.2. Configuring the Interface