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Install. Will your hardware work? Most things are compatible - a few are known not to be.
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Transcript of Install. Will your hardware work? Most things are compatible - a few are known not to be.
Install
• Can be booted from CD directly or from floppy
• Can also install over network via NFS FTP or HTTP
• Can install from disk image on local harddrive
CD Install
• Our install will be from the CD on direct boot
• In some cases you may need to change setup options in CMOS to allow boot from CD first
Insert CD and boot system - your PC should stop at a text mode display asking your install preference
PRESS ENTER to Select Graphical Mode
STOP AT THE FIRST SCREEN
LET'S WALK THROUGH IT
Language Selection
Select English and click Next
You will have an opportunity to select additional languages later
Keyboard
Select the default keyboard (assuming you DO have a 101 key standard keyboard)
"Dead Keys" are compose key sequences that allow foreign characters and things like backspace - H
Select Mouse
Generic 3 button PS/2 mouse will cover most cases
Select MS Intellimouse if you have a scrolling mouse
auto partition
Select - "Remove all paritions on this system" radio button
Review check box should be checked
Basic Partition
• /boot at 50 Meg or so
• swap at twice RAM up to 1 Gig
• / for remainder of disk
I wouldn't recommend fewer partitions or less swap
More Partitions
• Advantage of partitions– separates / from user home directories and
programs and files– easier to do backups on partitions
• You can unmount and backup one partition while the rest of the system is online
– prevents overrunning all free space– you can remount somewhere else
Less Partitions
• Disadvantage of partitions– You can run out of space on a partition
while more is available somewhere else– more complex installation– mounting issues
Set root password and add one user
Root password as
letmein?
user name is machine name (alpha, bravo etc)
password is password?
Install EVERYTHING (not)
Normally I recommend installing everything to prevent dependency problems down the road
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE
Install
• Check everything except:– Do NOT check Dialup– Do NOT check Laptop– Do NOT check Games/Entertainment– Do NOT check Everything
• CHECK EVERYTHING ELSE
Dependency Check
If you select individual packages you might select a package without selecting all the required supporting pieces
Virtual Terminals
While you're intalling take a look at the virtual terminals
VT1 is the installer output - This is where the output would be if you selected "Text Mode" on the first install screen
VT2 is a root shell prompt
VT3 will have the installer log output (install steps)
VT4 will have the syslog output. This is where you look if you are having a problem (DO NOT RELY ON THE GUI MESSAGES FOR PROBLEM INFORMATION)
VT5 has additional messages
VT7 is the GUI installer
Xconfigurator
Xconfigurator allows you to change the graphics setup after install
I captured the shot in a GUI window, but you should run it in text mode (ie use a virtual terminal)