Fedora 9 Installation Guide
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Fedora 9 Installation Guide

Stuart Ellis

Paul W. Frields

Version 9.0.2 (2008-07-25)

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1. Introduction

1.1. Background

1.1.1. About Fedora
1.1.2. Getting Additional Help

1.2. About This Document

1.2.1. Goals
1.2.2. Audience

1.3. Feedback

2. Quick Start for Experts

2.1. Overview
2.2. Download Files
2.3. Prepare for Installation
2.4. Install Fedora
2.5. Perform Post-installation Steps

3. New Users

3.1. How Do I Download Installation Files?

3.1.1. From a Mirror
3.1.2. From BitTorrent

3.2. Which Architecture Is My Computer?

3.3. Which Files Do I Download?

3.4. How Do I Make Fedora Media?

3.4.1. Making CD or DVD Discs
3.4.2. Making USB Media

3.5. What If I Cannot Download Fedora?

3.6. How Do I Start the Installation Program?

4. Beginning the Installation

4.1. The Boot Menu

4.2. Installing from a Different Source

4.3. Verifying Media

4.3.1. Verifying the Live CD
4.3.2. Verifying the DVD

4.4. Booting from the Network using PXE

4.5. Graphical and Text Interfaces

5. Identifying Your Locale

5.1. Language Selection
5.2. Keyboard Configuration

6. Installation Methods

6.1. Alternative Installation Methods
6.2. Installation from a Hard Drive
6.3. Installation TCP/IP Configuration
6.4. NFS Installation Setup
6.5. Web and FTP Installation Setup

7. Welcome Dialog

7.1. Initializing the Hard Disk
7.2. RAID or Other Nonstandard Configurations

8. Upgrading an Existing System

8.1. Upgrade Examine
8.2. Upgrading Using the Installer
8.3. Upgrading Boot Loader Configuration

9. Network Configuration

9.1. Network Devices

9.1.1. Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Support
9.1.2. Configuring IPv4
9.1.3. Configuring IPv6

9.2. Hostname

9.3. Miscellaneous Settings

10. Time Zone Selection

10.1. Selecting a Time Zone
10.2. Universal Co-ordinated Time (UTC)

11. Set the Root Password

12. Disk Partitioning

12.1. RAID and Other Disk Devices

12.1.1. Hardware RAID
12.1.2. Software RAID
12.1.3. FireWire and USB Disks

12.2. General Information on Partitions

12.2.1. Partition Types
12.2.2. Minimum Partition Sizes

12.3. Understanding LVM

12.4. Understanding Encryption

12.5. Advice on Partitions

12.6. General Disk Setup

12.7. Disk Druid

12.8. Making Disk Changes

13. Boot Loader

13.1. Keeping Your Existing Boot Loader Settings

13.2. Booting Additional Operating Systems

13.3. Setting a Boot Loader Password

13.3.1. Forgotten GRUB Passwords

13.4. Advanced Boot Loader Options

14. Software Selection

14.1. Installing from Additional Repositories

14.2. Customizing the Software Selection

14.2.1. Changing Your Mind
14.2.2. Additional Language Support
14.2.3. Core Network Services

15. Installing Packages

16. First Boot

16.1. License Agreement
16.2. Date and Time
16.3. System User
16.4. Hardware Profile

17. Your Next Steps

17.1. Updating Your System
17.2. Finishing an Upgrade
17.3. Switching to a Graphical Login
17.4. Subscribing to Fedora Announcements and News
17.5. Finding Documentation and Support
17.6. Joining the Fedora Community

A. Boot Options

A.1. Configuring the Installation System at the Boot Menu

A.1.1. Specifying the Language
A.1.2. Configuring the Interface
A.1.3. Specifying the Installation Method
A.1.4. Manually Configuring the Network Settings

A.2. Enabling Remote Access to the Installation System

A.2.1. Enabling Remote Access with VNC
A.2.2. Connecting the Installation System to a VNC Listener
A.2.3. Enabling Remote Access with Telnet

A.3. Logging to a Remote System During the Installation

A.3.1. Configuring a Log Server

A.4. Automating the Installation with Kickstart

A.5. Enhancing Hardware Support

A.5.1. Adding Hardware Support with Driver Disks
A.5.2. Overriding Automatic Hardware Detection

A.6. Using the Maintenance Boot Modes

A.6.1. Loading the Memory (RAM) Testing Mode
A.6.2. Booting Your Computer with the Rescue Mode

B. Installing Without Media

B.1. Retrieving Boot Files
B.2. Editing the GRUB Configuration
B.3. Booting to Installation

C. Setting Up an Installation Server

C.1. Setting Up cobbler
C.2. Setting Up the Distribution
C.3. Mirroring a Network Location
C.4. Importing the Distribution

D. Other Technical Documentation

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