Appendix - II

Booting from Disc

To boot your computer from disc:

1. Switch on the computer.

2. Insert the first disc into the CD or DVD drive.
3. A boot screen appears, with a boot: prompt at the bottom.

Boot Screen

If you hit Enter, the installation runs in default mode. In the default mode, the
installation runs from CD or DVD discs, and uses a graphical interface if possible. To
change the installation mode, at the boot: prompt, type linux followed by one or more
of the following options:

0• To install from a hard drive or network server, add the directive askmethod.
0• To use a text interface, add the directive text.
0• To retry installation because the installation aborted at an early stage, add the
directive acpi=off.

When you issue a command at the boot: prompt, the first stage of the installation
program starts. After it loads, the following screen appears:
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 Media Test Screen

Select OK to test the disc, or select Skip to proceed with the installation without
testing the disc.

Testing Discs

Test any discs which you have not previously tested. A disc error during the
installation process may force you to restart the entire procedure.

After you test the first disc, another screen appears and shows the result:

Media Check Result

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Select OK. The following screen appears:

Next Disc Screen

Select Test to test the next disc in the set, or Continue to proceed with the installation.

After you test your discs and select Continue, or if you choose to skip testing, the main
graphical installation program loads.

To boot from the disc, but install from another device or a network server, use the linux
askmethod command at the boot: prompt. Fedora Core also includes a boot-only CD for
this purpose, which is stored on the first Fedora Core installation disc as an ISO file,
images/boot.iso.

To convert the ISO file into a physical CD, use the option in your CD-writing program
that burns a CD image file to a CD. If you copy the file itself to a CD instead, the disc will
not boot or work correctly. Refer to your CD writing program documentation for
instructions. If you are using Linux, use the following command to burn a CD image file
to a blank recordable CD:

cdrecord --device=cdwriter-device -tao -eject image-file.iso

BIOS Boot Order

The BIOS contains settings that control the order of boot devices. If your
PC boots from a device other than the Fedora Core boot media, check the
BIOS boot configuration.
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Identifying Your Locale
If the installation system fails to identify the display hardware on your computer, it
displays text screens rather than the default graphical interface. The text screens provide
the same functions as the standard screens. Later in the installation process you can
manually specify your display hardware.

Important

Network installations with HTTP and FTP always use text screens on systems
with less than 128Mb of memory.

Language Selection

The installation program displays a list of languages supported by Fedora.

Language Selection Screen

Highlight the correct language on the list and select Next.

Installing Support For Additional Languages

To select support for additional languages, customize the installation at the

package selection stage.

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Keyboard Configuration
The installation program display a list of the keyboard layouts supported by Fedora:

Keyboard Configuration Screen

Highlight the correct layout on the list, and select Next.

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Upgrading an Existing System

The installation system automatically detects any existing installation of Fedora Core.
The upgrade process updates the existing system software with new versions, but does
not remove any data from users' home directories. The existing partition structure on
your hard drives does not change. Your system configuration changes only if a package
upgrade demands it. Most package upgrades do not change system configuration, but
rather install an additional configuration file for you to examine later.

Upgrade Examine
If your system contains a Fedora Core or Red Hat Linux installation, the following screen
appears:

Upgrade Examine Screen

To perform an upgrade of an existing system, choose the appropriate installation

from the drop-down list and select Next.

Manually Installed Software

Software which you have installed manually on your existing Fedora Core
or Red Hat Linux system may behave differently after an upgrade. You
may need to manually recompile this software after an upgrade to ensure
it performs correctly on the updated system.

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Upgrading Boot Loader Configuration
Your completed Fedora Core installation must be registered in the boot loader to boot
properly. A boot loader is software on your machine that locates and starts the operating
system.

Upgrade Bootloader Screen

If the existing boot loader was installed by a Linux distribution, the installation system
can modify it to load the new Fedora Core system. To update the existing Linux boot
loader, select Update boot loader configuration. This is the default behavior when
you upgrade an existing Fedora Core or Red Hat Linux installation.

GRUB is the standard boot loader for Fedora. If your machine uses another boot
loader, such as BootMagic™, System Commander™, or the loader installed by
Microsoft Windows, then the Fedora installation system cannot update it. In
this case, select Skip boot loader updating. When the installation process
completes, refer to the documentation for your product for assistance.

Install a new boot loader as part of an upgrade process only if you are certain you want
to replace the existing boot loader. If you install a new boot loader, you may not be able
to boot other operating systems on the same machine until you have configured the new
boot loader. Select Create new boot loader configuration to remove the existing boot
loader and install GRUB.

After you make your selection, click Next to continue.

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Installation Types
An installation type is a label that roughly describes how you will use your Fedora
system. Several installation types are already defined in the Fedora Core installation
program. Choose the appropriate installation type to streamline the installation process if
you are a beginner. The installation program makes some choices for you based on the
type you select. These choices include partitioning of your hard disks, and software
packages to be installed. All installation types allow you to customize these selections.

Choosing an Installation Type

Installation Type Screen

Personal Desktop
This is the default installation type. It provides a graphical working environment with an
office suite, Internet applications and multimedia software.

Workstation
This installation type includes the software installed on a Personal Desktop, and adds
software for development and systems administration. Choose this installation type if
you plan to compile software from source code.

Server
This installation type provides network servers such as the Apache Web server and the
Samba suite of services, and administration tools. This installation type provides no
graphical environment by default.

Custom
This installation type does not provide any disk partitioning layout for you. It also does
not include any additional software beyond a Personal Desktop. If you perform a
Custom installation, the installation program will present dialogs for these selections
during the installation process.

Click Next once you have made a selection.

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Special Considerations
All Fedora Core installations include the following network services:

0• email through SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

0• network file sharing through NFS (Network File System)
0• printing through CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)
0• remote login through SSH (Secure SHell)

Some automated processes on your Fedora system use the email service to send reports
and messages to the system administrator. By default, the email and printing services do
not accept connections from other systems. Although Fedora connects to NFS services on
other systems, the NFS sharing component is disabled by default. You may configure
your Fedora system after installation to offer email, NFS, or print services. The SSH
service is enabled by default.

Minimal installations

To install a minimum of software, choose the Custom installation type. On

the Package Group Selection screen, select the Minimal package group.
The only services included in a Minimal installation are email, printing, NFS,
and SSH. This type of installation may be useful for firewalls or other
specialized systems on which limited service is an advantage.

Disk Partitioning
If you are new to Linux, you may want to use the automatic partitioning method. If you
are a more experienced Linux user, use the manual partitioning method for more control
over your system configuration, or select and modify the automatically defined
partitions.

Disk Partitioning Setup Screen

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Choosing a Partitioning Method
Setting Up Partitions Automatically

Choose Automatic partitioning at the partitioning menu to use a preset partitioning

layout. Disk Druid then displays additional options:

Automatic Partitioning Setup Screen

Remove all Linux partitions on this system

Removes all ext2, ext3, and Linux swap partitions from all hard disks

Remove all partitions on this system

Removes all partitions from all hard disks

Keep all partitions and use only existing free space

Uses only the unpartitioned space on the hard disk(s) to install Fedora Core

Select the desired option.

Next, select any disks you wish to use for Linux partitions. If your system contains only
one disk, that disk is automatically selected. Any disks you select are used for Linux
partitions according to the option selected above. The option selection is global, and you
may not select a different option for each disk.

Device Names

If you are confused about the device names used in this box, consult the
Linux Partition-HOWTO at
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/partition- 2.html.

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To review the automatic partition configuration, select the Review checkbox.

If you remove any existing partitions, the installation program asks you to confirm this
choice. After you review and approve the partition configuration, select Next to continue
to the next installation step. Proceed with, Boot Loader.

Setting Up Partitions Manually

To manually set up all disk partitions, choose Manually partition with Disk Druid.
Choose this method if you require a special partition configuration. If you are familiar
with how disk partitions and the Linux file system work, move on to “Disk Druid”.
Otherwise, read “General Information on Partitions”.

Disk Druid
Disk Druid is an interactive program for editing disk partitions. Users run it only within
the Fedora Core installation system. Disk Druid supports RAID and LVM to provide more
extensible and reliable data storage.

Disk Setup Screen

Disk Druid displays the following actions in the installation program:

New:

Select this option to add a partition or LVM physical volume to the disk. In the Add
partition dialog, choose a mount point and a partition type. If you have more than one
disk on the system, choose which disks the partition may inhabit. Indicate a size in
megabytes for the partition.

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 Illegal Partitions

The /bin/, /dev/, /etc/, /lib/, /proc/, /root/, and /sbin/ directories may
not be used for separate partitions in Disk Druid. These directories
reside on the / (root) partition.

The /boot partition may not reside on an LVM volume group. Create
the /boot partition before configuring any volume groups.

You may also choose from three options for sizing your partition:

Fixed size

Use a fixed size as close to your entry as possible.

Fill all space up to

Grow the partition to a maximum size of your choice.

Fill to maximum allowable size

Grow the partition until it fills the remainder of the selected disks.

Partition Sizes

The actual partition on the disk may be slightly smaller or larger than
your choice. Disk geometry issues cause this effect, not an error or
bug.

After you enter the details for your partition, select OK to continue.

Edit

Select this option to edit an existing partition, LVM volume group, or an LVM
physical volume that is not yet part of a volume group. To change the size of a
LVM physical volume partition, first remove it from any volume groups.

Removing LVM Physical Volumes

erase any logical volumes it contains.

Edit a partition to change its size, mount point, or file system type. Use this
function to:

0• correct a mistake in setting up your partitions

0• migrate Linux partitions if you are upgrading or reinstalling Fedora Core
0• provide a mount point for non-Linux partitions such as those used
on some Windows operating systems

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 Windows Partitions

You may not label Windows partitions that use the NTFS file
system with a mount point in the Fedora Core installer. You may
label vfat (FAT16 or FAT32) partitions with a mount point.

If you need to make drastic changes to your partition configuration, you may
want to delete partitions and start again. If your disk contains data that you need
to keep, back it up before you edit any partitions. If you edit the size of a
partition, you may lose all data on it.

If your system contains many separate partitions for system and user data, it is
easier to upgrade your system. The installation program allows you to erase or
retain data on specific partitions. If your user data is on a separate /home
partition, you may retain that data while erasing system partitions such as /boot.

Delete

Select this option to erase an existing partition or LVM physical volume. To delete
an LVM physical volume, first delete any volume groups of which that physical
volume is a member.

If you make a mistake, use the Reset option to abandon all the changes you
have made.

Reset

Select this option to force Disk Druid to abandon all changes made to disk
partitions.

RAID

Select this button to set up software RAID on your Fedora system.

Create a software RAID partition

Choose this option to add a partition for software RAID. This option is the only
choice available if your disk contains no software RAID partitions.

Create a RAID device

Choose this option to construct a RAID device from two or more existing software
RAID partitions. This option is available if two or more software RAID partitions
have been configured.

Clone a drive to create a RAID device

Choose this option to set up a RAID mirror of an existing disk. This option is
available if two or more disks are attached to the system.

LVM

Select this button to set up LVM on your Fedora system. First create at least one
partition or software RAID device as an LVM physical volume, using the New
dialog.

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 To assign one or more physical volumes to a volume group, first name the
volume group. Then select the physical volumes to be used in the volume group.
Finally, configure logical volumes on any volume groups using the Add, Edit and
Delete options.

You may not remove a physical volume from a volume group if doing so would
leave insufficient space for that group's logical volumes. For example, if a volume
group is made up of two 5 GB LVM physical volume partitions, then it contains an
8 GB logical volume. The installer would not allow you to remove either of the
component physical volumes, since that would leave only 5 GB in the group for an
8 GB logical volume. If you reduce the total size of any logical volumes
appropriately, you may then remove a physical volume from the volume group. In
the example, reducing the size of the logical volume to 4 GB would allow you to
remove one of the 5 GB physical volumes.

After you finish setting up and reviewing your partition configuration, select Next to
continue the installation process.

Boot Loader
A boot loader is a small program that reads and launches the operating system. Fedora
Core uses the GRUB boot loader by default. If you have multiple operating systems, the
boot loader determines which one to boot, usually by offering a menu.

You may have a boot loader installed on your system already. An operating system may
install its own preferred boot loader, or you may have installed a third-party boot
loader.If your boot loader does not recognize Linux partitions, you may not be able to
boot Fedora Core. Use GRUB as your boot loader to boot Linux and most other operating
systems. Follow the directions in this section to install GRUB.

Installing GRUB

If you install GRUB, it may overwrite your existing boot loader.

The following screen displays boot loader configuration options.

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 Boot Loader Configuration Screen

Keeping Your Existing Boot Loader Settings

By default, the installation program installs GRUB in the master boot record, or MBR, of
the device for the root file system. To change or decline installation of a new boot loader,
select the Change boot loader button. The dialog shown in “Change Boot Loader”
allows you to avoid installing or changing your existing boot loader settings.

Change Boot Loader

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 Boot Loader Required

Your computer must have GRUB or another boot loader installed in order
to start, unless you create a separate startup disk to boot from.

Booting Additional Operating Systems

If you have other operating systems already installed, Fedora Core attempts to
automatically detect and configure GRUB to boot them. You may manually configure any
additional operating systems if GRUB does not detect them. To add, remove, or change
the detected operating system settings, use the options provided.

Add

Press the Add button to include an additional operating system in GRUB. Fedora
Core displays the dialog shown in “Adding Operating Systems to the Boot Menu”.

Select the disk partition which contains the bootable operating system from the
drop-down list and give the entry a label. GRUB displays this label in its boot
menu.

Edit

To change an entry in the GRUB boot menu, select the entry and then select
Edit.

Delete

To remove an entry from the GRUB boot menu, select the entry and then select
Delete.

Adding Operating Systems to the Boot Menu

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Setting a Boot Loader Password
GRUB reads many file systems without the help of an operating system. An operator can
interrupt the booting sequence to choose a different operating system to boot, change
boot options, or recover from a system error. However, these functions may introduce
serious security risks in some environments. You can add a password to GRUB so that
the operator must enter the password to interrupt the normal boot sequence.

GRUB Passwords Not Required

You may not require a GRUB password if your system only has trusted
operators, or is physically secured with controlled console access.

However, if there is a chance someone can get physical access to the

keyboard and monitor of your computer, that person can reboot the system
and access GRUB. This is where a password is helpful.

To set a boot password, select the Use a boot loader password checkbox. The
Change password button will become active. Select Change password to display the
dialog below. Type the desired password, and then confirm it by typing it again in the
spaces provided.

Entering A Boot Password

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 Choose a Good Password

Choose a password that is easy for you to remember but hard for others
to guess.

Forgotten GRUB Passwords

GRUB stores the password in encrypted form, so it cannot be read or

recovered. If you forget the boot password, boot the system normally and then
change the password entry in the /boot/grub/grub.conf file. If you cannot
boot, you may be able to use the "rescue" mode on the first Fedora Core
installation disc to reset the GRUB password.

If you do need to change the GRUB password, use the grub-md5-crypt utility. For
information on using this utility, use the command man grub-md5-crypt in a terminal
window to read the manual pages.

Network Configuration
Use this screen to customize the network settings of your Fedora system.

Manual network configuration of a Fedora system is often not required. Many networks
have a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) service that automatically supplies
connected systems with configuration data. By default, Fedora Core activates all network
interfaces on your computer and configures them to use DHCP.

Wireless interfaces using DHCP will join an open wireless network once it is in range.
Many wireless networks are restricted, and only accept systems which have the correct
security credentials.

Network Configuration Screen

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Network Devices
Fedora displays a list of network interfaces detected on your computer. Each interface
must have a unique IP address on the network to which it is attached. The interface may
receive this address from the network DHCP service.

To manually assign an IP address, highlight the interface on the Network Device list
and select Edit. Fedora then displays a network configuration dialog. Deselect the
Configure using DHCP checkbox, so that it is empty. Enter the IP Address and the
appropriate Netmask for the interface. Then select OK.

If your computer will be a server, do not use DHCP. Manually configure networking
instead. Manual network configuration allows your server to join the local network even if
the DHCP provider is down.

Specify whether an interface should be automatically activated at boot time with the
Active on Boot checkbox for that device. You may manually activate a network
interface at any time after the system has booted.

Modem Configuration

The Network Configuration screen does not list modems. Configure these
devices after installation with either the Internet Configuration Wizard
or Network Cnfiguration utility. The settings for your modem are specific
to your particular Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Computer Hostname
On some networks, the DHCP provider also provides the name of the computer, or
hostname. To specify the hostname, select Manual and type the complete name in the
box. The complete hostname includes both the name of the machine and the name of
the domain of which it is a member, such as machine1.example.com. The machine name
(or "short hostname") is machine1, and the domain name is example.com.

Valid Hostnames

You may give your system any name provided that the full hostname is
unique. The hostname may include letters, numbers and hyphens.

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Security Configuration
The default security configuration for Fedora Core protects your system without
restricting any of the functions of a desktop or laptop computer. If you are installing a
server, you may need to alter these settings so others can access the system.

Security Configuration Screen

Select Next to proceed after you review the security configuration and make any
necessary changes.

Firewall
The firewall built into Fedora Core checks every incoming and outgoing network
connection on your machine against a set of rules. These rules specify which types of
connections are permitted and which are denied.

By default the firewall is enabled, with a simple set of rules that allow connections to be
made from your system to others, but block incoming connections from other systems.
You may make changes on this screen to allow access to specific network services on
your Fedora system.

To enable access to services listed on this screen, click the check box next to the service
name. After installation is complete, you can enable access to other services as well.

Avoid disabling the firewall. If you believe it is necessary to do so, select No firewall.

Changing the Firewall Settings

To change these settings later, from the main menu, choose Desktop-
>System Settings->Security Level and Firewall.

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SELinux
The SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) framework is part of Fedora Core. SELinux limits
the actions of both users and programs by enforcing security policies throughout the
operating system. Without SELinux, software bugs or configuration changes may render
a system more vulnerable. The restrictions imposed by SELinux policies provide extra
security against unauthorized access.

Inflexible SELinux policies might inhibit many normal activities on a Fedora system. For
this reason, Fedora Core uses targeted policies, which only affect specific network
services. These services cannot perform actions that are not part of their normal
functions. The targeted policies reduce or eliminate any inconvenience SELinux might
cause users. Set the SELinux mode to one of the following:

Active

Select this mode to use the targeted SELinux policy on your Fedora system. This
is the default mode for Fedora installations.

Warn

Because SELinux is a new technology, this diagnostic mode is provided. In this

mode, the system is configured with SELinux, but a breach of security policies
only causes an error message to appear. No activities are actually prohibited
when SELinux is installed in this mode. You may change the SELinux mode to
Active at any time after booting.

Disabled

If you choose this mode for SELinux, Fedora does not configure the access control
system at all. To make SELinux active later, from the main menu, select
Desktop->System Settings->Security Level and Firewall.

Changing the SELinux policy

SELinux is unique in that it cannot be bypassed, even by the system

administrators. To change the behavior of SELinux after installation, from the
main menu, choose Desktop->System Settings->Security Level and
Firewall.

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Time Zone Selection
This screen allows you to specify the correct time zone for the location of your computer.
Specify a time zone even if you plan to use NTP (Network Time Protocol) to maintain the
accuracy of the system clock.

Selecting a Time Zone

Fedora displays on the screen two methods for selecting the time zone.

Time Zone Selection Screen

To select a time zone using the map, select the yellow dot that represents the city
nearest to your location. When you place the arrow on a dot, Fedora displays the name
of the city below the map. Once you select a dot, it becomes a red X to indicate your
selection.

To select a time zone using the list, select the name of the city nearest to your location.
The cities are listed in alphabetical order.

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Set the Root Password
Fedora uses a special account named root for system administration. The root account
on every Linux system is only limited by SELinux. It is not subject to any other normal
account restrictions. As the system owner or administrator, you may sometimes require
unrestricted access to configure or modify the system. In those cases, use the root
account.

Using the root Account

Avoid logging in to Fedora Core as root when possible. Any administration

tools which require root privileges will prompt you for the password.

The Fedora installation program requires the root password to be at least six characters
long. Because the root account may potentially control any part of the system, use the
following guidelines to create a good password:

0• Use a combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation

and other characters.
0• Do not use a word or name. Obscuring the word or name with substitute
characters is not effective.
0• Do not use the same password for more than one system.

The following are examples of good passwords:

ﾕ f9*@1Ls99A
ﾕ HL8$391%%rb
ﾕ Iwtb,10^th

Enter the root password into the Root Password field. Fedora displays the characters
as asterisks for security. Type the same password into the Confirm field to ensure it is
set correctly.

Set Root Password Screen

After you set the root password, select Next to proceed.

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Package Selection
Fedora uses the installation type to select a set of software packages for your system.
Refer to Installation Types for more information. You can accept this default set of
packages, or customize it to fit your preferences. If you choose the Custom installation
type, Fedora displays the screen for Package Group Selection automatically.

Changing Your Mind

The installation type and packages that you select are not permanent. After
you boot your system, use the Package Management tool to make different
software selections for your system. To run this tool, from the main menu,
select Desktop->System Settings->Add/Remove Applications.

Package Installation Defaults

A summary of the default package selection is displayed.

Package Installation Defaults Screen

To accept the default package selection, select Install the default software
packages. Select Next to continue, and proceed to About to Install.

To view or change the packages, select Customize software packages to be

installed. Select Next to continue, and proceed to “Package Group Selection”.

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Package Group Selection
Fedora Core divides included software into package groups that make software selection
easier.

Package Group Selection Screen

The default groups for the chosen installation type are already selected. Select or
remove any group of packages as desired. None of the packages from a group will be
installed unless the checkbox next to the group is selected.

To change which packages within a selected group will be installed, select the Details
link next to the name of the group. Fedora Core automatically installs Base Packages of
a group if the group is selected. Change the selection of Optional Packages by using
the checkbox next to the name of the individual package.

Fedora Core lists with each group the number of packages currently selected for
installation, and the total number of packages within that group.

Package Group Details Dialog

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Additional Language Support
Your Fedora Core system automatically supports the language that you selected at the
start of the installation process. To include support for additional languages, select the
packages for those languages from the Language Support package group.

Language Selection

Select every language that you need for your system. Adding support for a
language after installation is difficult, and not recommended.

Everything or Minimal Installations

Two of the groups under the heading of Miscellaneous are incompatible with the
others. If you select either of these groups, your other group selections become invalid.

If you select Everything, Fedora Core installs all of the packages provided. Although
Fedora Core installs many additional network services in this package group, some are
not enabled after installation. This option may be useful for some testing and
development purposes.

Storage Requirements

The Everything installation fills approximately 6.9Gb of free disk space, and
temporarily requires an additional 175Mb of disk space during the installation
process. Refer to the Release Notes for more information about storage
requirements.

The Minimal package group provides only the essential packages to create a bootable
system. This package group provides no graphical interface.

After you choose the desired packages, select Next to proceed. Fedora Core checks your
selection, and automatically adds any extra packages required to use the software you
select.

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About to Install
No changes are made to your computer until you click the Next button. If you abort the
installation process after that point, the Fedora Core system will be incomplete and
unusable. To return to previous screens to make different choices, select Back. To abort
the installation, turn off the computer.

Aborting Installation

In certain situations, you may be unable to return to previous screens. Fedora

Core notifies you of this restriction and allows you to abort the installation
program. You may reboot with the installation media to start over.

About to Install Screen

Click Next to begin the installation.

If your installation requires more than one disc, Fedora Core displays a list of all discs
required to complete the process. If you do not have all of the necessary discs, select
Reboot to abort the installation. Otherwise, choose Continue to proceed with
installation.

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Installing Packages
Fedora Core reports the installation progress on the screen as it writes the selected
packages to your system. Network and DVD installations require no further action. If you
are using CDs to install, Fedora Core prompts you to change discs periodically. After you
insert a disc, select OK to resume the installation.

Installing Packages Screen

After installation completes, select Reboot to restart your computer. Fedora Core
ejects any loaded discs before the computer reboots.

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First Boot
The Setup Agent launches the first time that you start a new Fedora Core system. Use
Setup Agent to configure the system for use before you log in.

Welcome Screen

Select Next to start the Setup Agent.

GUI Required

Setup Agent requires a graphical interface. If none is available, configure

these options manually after you log in.

License Agreement

This screen displays the overall licensing terms for Fedora Core. Each software package
in Fedora Core is covered by its own license which has been approved by the Open
Source Initiative (OSI). For more information about the OSI, refer to
http://www.opensource.org/.

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 License Agreement Screen

To proceed, select Yes, I agree to the License Agreement and then select Next.

Date and Time

If your system does not have Internet access or a network time server, manually set the
date and time for your system on this screen. Otherwise, use NTP (Network Time
Protocol) servers to maintain the accuracy of the clock. NTP provides time
synchronization service to computers on the same network. The Internet contains many
computers that offer public NTP services.

The initial display enables you to set the date and time of your system manually.

Date and Time Screen

Select the Network Time Protocol tab to configure your system to use NTP servers
instead.
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 Setting the Clock

To change these settings later, from the main menu, choose Desktop-
>System Settings->Date & Time.

To configure your system to use network time servers, select the Enable Network
Time Protocol option. This option disables the settings on the Date and Time tab and
enables the other settings on this screen.

Date and Time Screen

By default, Fedora Core is configured to use three separate groups, or pools, of time
servers. Time server pools create redundancy, so if one time server is unavailable, your
system will synchronize with another server.

To use an additional time server, either select it from the Server drop-down box, or type
the DNS name in the box, and select Add. To remove a server or server pool from the
list, select the name and click Delete. The drop-down box already has two listings as
examples, which are servers provided by Red Hat.

If the hardware clock in your computer is highly inaccurate, you may turn off your local
time source entirely. To turn off the local time source, select Show advanced options
and then deselect the Use Local Time Source option. If you turn off your local time
source, the NTP servers take priority over the internal clock.

If you enable the Enable NTP Broadcast advanced option, Fedora Core will attempt to
automatically locate time servers on the network.

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Display

The Setup Agent automatically attempts to identify the graphics card and monitor for
your computer. It uses this information to calculate the correct Resolution and Color
Depth settings.

Display Screen

If you need to change the monitor, select Configure to display a list of manufacturers.
Select the manufacturer of your monitor on the list, and hit the + key or select the
triangle next to the name to view supported models. Choose the correct model from the
list and select OK. If none of the listed models match your monitor, select the closest
match from either the Generic CRT Display list or the Generic LCD Display list.

Monitor Dialog

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To change a display setting, select Resolution orColor Depth, and select a new value
from the drop-down list. The Setup Agent onlyshows the settings that are valid for
your hardware.

Resetting the display

To reconfigure your system after the installation has completed, from the
main menu, choose Desktop->System Settings->Display.

System User
Create a user account for yourself with this screen. Always use this account to log in to
your Fedora Core system, rather than using the root account.

System User Screen

Enter a user name and your full name, and then enter your chosen password. Type your
password once more in the Confirm Password box to ensure that it is correct. Refer to
Set the Root Password for guidelines on selecting a secure password.

Creating extra user accounts

To add additional user accounts to your system after the installation is

complete, from the main menu, choose Desktop->System
Settings->Users & Groups.

To configure Fedora Core to use network services for authentication or user information,
select Use Network Login....

After you configure login services, select Next to proceed.

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Sound Card
The Setup Agent automatically attempts to identify the sound card in your computer.

Sound Card Screen

Click Play Test Sound to check the sound card configuration. If the configuration is
correct, Fedora Core plays a sound sequence. If your sound card is identified, but you do
not hear the sound, check your speakers and try again.

You may manually configure a Fedora Core system to use unsupported sound cards after
the installation process is complete. Manual sound hardware configuration is beyond the
scope of this document.

Changing the Sound Card

Fedora Core will automatically attempt to detect a new sound card if you
add one to your system. If you need to launch the detection process
manually, from the main menu, choose Desktop->System Settings-
>Soundcard Detection.

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Additional CDs
This screen allows you to load prepared discs for installing third-party software.
However, you cannot use it to install additional packages from the Fedora Core discs.

Adding Software

To add software packages from the Fedora Core discs, use the Package
Manager utility after you log in. From the main menu, select Desktop-
>System Settings->Add/Remove Applications.

Additional CDs Screen

Click Next to proceed to the final screen.

Finish Setup Screen

Click Next to proceed to the login screen. Your Fedora Core system is now ready for use.
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Your Next Steps
Fedora Core provides you with a complete operating system with a vast range of
capabilities, supported by a large community.

Documentation on the Web

Documentation for Fedora Core is available from the Fedora Project Website:

http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/

The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) produces books and tutorials:

http://www.tldp.org/

For many parts of Fedora Core, you may find the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
documentation useful:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Many other organizations and individuals also provide tutorials and HOWTOs for Fedora
on their Websites. You can locate information on any topic by using Google:

http://www.google.com/linux/

Community Support
Members of the Fedora community provides support through mailing lists, web
forums and Linux User Groups (LUGs) across the world.

The Website for the official forums is:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/

Joining The Fedora Community

The Fedora Project is driven by the individuals that contribute to it. Community members
provide support and documentation to other users, help to improve the software included
in Fedora Core by testing, and develop new software alongside the programmers
employed by Red Hat. The results of this work are available to all.

To make a difference, start here:

http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/

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