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Installation
Overview
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Download files to make media or another
bootable configuration.
Prepare system for installation.
Boot the computer and run the
installation process.
Reboot and perform post-installation
configuration.
Download files
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Full set of the software on DVD
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Live images
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For try out including Graphics Interface
Can activate “Install to hard Disk” later
Minimal Bootable CD
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Everything
Rescue operations
Install Fedora directly over Internet
Source code
Which Architecture?
Processor manufacturer and model
Architectur
e type for
Fedora
Intel (except Atom 230, Atom 330, Core 2 Duo,
Centrino Core2 Duo, and recent vintage Xeon); AMD
(except Athlon 64, Athlon x2, Sempron 64, and
Opteron); VIA C3, C7
i386
Intel Atom 230, Atom 330, Core 2 Duo, Centrino Core
2 Duo, and Xeon; AMD Athlon 64, Athlon x2,
Sempron64, and Opteron; Apple MacBook, MacBook
Pro, and MacBook Air
x86_64
Apple Macintosh G3, G4, G5, PowerBook, and other
non-Intel models
ppc
How to make Media
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How to burn ISO image into CD/DVD
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What is the ISO image?
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A archive file (disk image) in a format defined by ISO
 Data files
 File system metadata: boot code, structures, attributes
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Writing CDs/DVDs In Fedora
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Use CD/DVD creator in Gnome
Use k3b in KDE
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User_GuideUsing_Media
Make USB media
Start the installation program
Boot CD-ROM
 Power off your computer
 Insert the media
 Change the BIOS boot priority
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Installation Method
DVD/CD-ROM
 Hard Drive
 NFS
 FTP/HTTP
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Preparation
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Read the release notes
Make decision of upgrade or Re-Install
Check for hardware compatibility
Check for space requirement
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Extend file system is needed for upgrade
System specification list
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Decide on disk layout for new install
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LVM?
What Paritions? What size?
Network settings
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IP, Netmask, Gateway, DNS, etc.
Preparation
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For a Hard disk Installation
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Copy iso from DVD to disk
dd if=/dev/dvd of=/location/of/disk/space/f11.iso
For NFS installation
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Is nfs installed?
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Install
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#yum install nfs
Start the daemon
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#rpm –qa | grep nfs
#service nfs start
#/etc/init.d/nfs start
#chkconfig –list nfs
Export the files
For FTP/HTTP installation
Exercise
Burn a boot CD
 Live DVD
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Download FC15 live DVD
Burn DVD media
Try out to boot the live DVD
Upgrade to FC15
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Load FC14 first
Download FC15 installation DVD
Burn installation DVD
Update to FC14 from FC15
Exercise
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Dual boot
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Install Windows
Download vista from MSDNAA
Burn DVD
Install Windows
Install Solaris
Install FC15
Configure grub to boot from all three OS
Automated installation - Kicksart
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Kickstart
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How Do You Perform a Kickstart Installation?
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Kickstart installations can be performed using a local CD-ROM,
a local hard drive, or via NFS, FTP, or HTTP.
To use kickstart, you must:
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a system administrator can create a single file containing the
answers to all the questions that would normally be asked
during a typical installation.
Create a kickstart file.
Create a boot diskette with the kickstart file or make the
kickstart file available on the network.
Make the installation tree available.
Start the kickstart installation.
See document
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http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart
Preboot Execution Environment
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PXE
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Boot computer using a network interface
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independently of available data storage devices or
installed operating systems
Locate PXE boot server and network bootstrap
program name
Download the network bootstrap program into
RAM
Execute Network bootstrap program
PXE boot