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If you are confused by this section, move on to the full - guide instead.</para> - </important> - <section id="sn-expert-overview"> - <title>Overview</title> - <para>The installation procedure is fairly simple, and consists of - only a few steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Download files to make media or another bootable - configuration.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Prepare system for installation.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Boot the computer and run the installation - process.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Reboot and perform post-installation - configuration.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </section> - <section id="sn-expert-download"> - <title>Download Files</title> - <para>Do any one of the following:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <indexterm> - <primary>ISO images</primary> - <secondary>downloading</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>Download the ISO image for the Live CD. Create CD media - from the ISO file using your preferred application.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Download the ISO images for the full distribution on CD - or DVD. Create CD or DVD media from the ISO files using your - preferred application, or put the images on a Windows FAT32 - or Linux ext2/ext3 partition.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Download the <filename>boot.iso</filename> image for a - minimal boot CD or <filename>bootdisk.img</filename> file - for a minimal boot USB flash drive. Write the image to the - approriate physical media to create bootable media.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Download the <filename>vmlinuz</filename> kernel file - and the <filename>initrd.img</filename> ramdisk image from - the distribution's <filename - class="directory">isolinux/</filename> directory. - Configure your operating system to boot the kernel and load - the ramdisk image.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </section> - <section id="sn-expert-prepare"> - <title>Prepare for Installation</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>Knoppix</primary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>NTFS partitions</primary> - <secondary>resizing</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>Back up any user data you need to preserve, and if - necessary, resize existing partitiong to make room for &DISTRO;. - You may need to use Knoppix or another third-party application - to resize NTFS partitions, since the &DISTRO; boot media does - not support NTFS.</para> - </section> - <section id="sn-expert-install"> - <title>Install &DISTRO;</title> - <para>Boot from the desired media, with any options appropriate - for your hardware and installation mode. If you boot from the - Live CD, select the "Install to Hard Disk" option from the menu - to run the installation program. If you boot from minimal media - or a downloaded kernel, select a network or hard disk resource - from which to install. </para> - <para>Proceed through all the steps of the installation program. - The installation program does not change your system until you - make a final confirmation to proceed. When installation is - finished, reboot your system.</para> - </section> - <section id="sn-expert-post-install"> - <title>Perform Post-installation Steps</title> - <para>After the system reboots, it displays additional - configuration options. Make appropriate changes to your system - and proceed to the login prompt.</para> - </section> - </section> - <section id="sn-new-users"> - <title>New Users</title> - <section id="sn-howto-download"> - <title>How to Download Installation Files</title> - <para>The &FP; distributes &DISTRO; in many ways, most of which - are free of cost and downloadable over the Internet. The most - common distribution method is CD and DVD media. There are - several types of CD and DVD media available, including:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>A Live CD that you can use to try &DISTRO;, and install - it to your system if you like it</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>A full set of the installable software on CD or DVD - media</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Source code on CD or DVD media</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>Most users want either the Live CD or the full set of - installable software on CD or DVD. Source code is always - available, but is intended for use by experience users.</para> - <tip> - <title>Downloading CDs and DVDs</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>CD/DVD media</primary> - <secondary>downloading</secondary> - <seealso>ISO images</seealso> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>ISO images</primary> - <secondary>downloading</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>Users with a broadband Internet connection can download - <firstterm>ISO images</firstterm> of CD and DVD media. An ISO - image is a full copy of an entire disc in a format that can be - written directly to a CD or DVD.</para> - <para>For more information on burning CDs and DVDs, refer to - <ulink - url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/readme-burning-isos/%22/%3E.</para> - </tip> - </section> - <section id="sn-which-download"> - <title>Download Methods</title> - <para>&DISTRO; software is available for download at no cost in a - variety of ways. </para> - <section id="sn-which-download-mirror"> - <title>Option 1: From a Mirror</title> - <para>To find the freely downloadable distributions of &DISTRO;, - look for a <firstterm>mirror</firstterm>. A mirror is a - computer server that is open to the public for free downloads - of software, including &DISTRO; and often other free and open - source software. To locate a mirror, visit <ulink - url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mirrors%22/%3E using a Web - browser, and choose a server from the list. The web page lists - mirrors by geographic location. You may want to choose a - mirror that is geographically close to you for faster - speed.</para> - <para>Mirrors publish &DISTRO; software under a well-organized - hierarchy of folders. For example, the &DISTRO; 7 distribution - normally appears in the directory fedora/linux/core/7/. This - directory contains a folder for each architecture supported by - that release of &DISTRO;. CD and DVD media files appear inside - that folder, in a folder called iso/. For example, you can - find the file for the DVD distribution of &DISTRO; 7 for - x86_64 at - fedora/linux/core/7/x86_64/iso/F-7-x86_64-DVD.iso.</para> - </section> - <section id="sn-which-download-bt"> - <title>Option 2: From BitTorrent</title> - <para>BitTorrent is a way to download information in cooperation - with other computers. Each computer cooperating in the group - downloads pieces of the information in a particular torrent - from other peers in the group. Computers that have finished - downloading all the data in a torrent remain in the swarm to - seed, or provide data to other peers. If you download using - BitTorrent, as a courtesy you should seed the torrent at least - until you have uploaded at least the same amount of data you - downloaded.</para> - <para>You do not need to find a special mirror for BitTorrent - files. The BitTorrent protocol ensures that your computer - participates in a nearby group. To download and use the - &DISTRO; BitTorrent files, visit <ulink - url="http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/%22/%3E.</para> - <para>If your computer does not have software installed for - BitTorrent, visit the BitTorrent home page at <ulink - url="http://bitconjurer.org/bittorrent/%22/%3E to download it. - BitTorrent client software is available for Windows, Mac OS, - Linux, and many other operating systems.</para> - </section> - </section> - <section id="sn-which-arch"> - <title>Which Architecture Is My Computer?</title> - <para>Releases are separated by architecture, or type of computer - processor. Use the following table to determine the architecture - of your computer according to the type of processor. Consult - your manufacturer���s documentation for details on the processor - if necessary.</para> - <segmentedlist> - <title>Processor and Architecture Types</title> - <segtitle>Processor Manufacturer and Model</segtitle> - <segtitle>Architecture Type for &DISTRO;</segtitle> - <seglistitem> - <seg>Intel (except Xeon, Core 2 Duo, or Centrino Core 2 Duo), - AMD (except 64 or x2 dual-core), VIA C4, Apple MacBook - Pro</seg> - <seg><systemitem>i386</systemitem></seg> - </seglistitem> - <seglistitem> - <seg>Intel Xeon, Core 2 Duo, and Centrino Core 2 Duo; AMD - Athlon64/x2, Sempron64/x2, Duron64</seg> - <seg><systemitem>x86_64</systemitem></seg> - </seglistitem> - <seglistitem> - <seg>Apple Macintosh G3, G4, G5, PowerBook, and other - non-Intel models</seg> - <seg><systemitem>ppc</systemitem></seg> - </seglistitem> - </segmentedlist> - <para>If you are unsure what type of processor your computer has, - and you are not using an Apple Macintosh, choose - <systemitem>i386</systemitem>.</para> - </section> - <section id="sn-which-files"> - <title>Which Files Do I Download?</title> - <para>You have several options to download &DISTRO;. Read the - options below to decide which is best for you.</para> - <para>The architecture type appears in the name of the - downloadable files for each &DISTRO; distribution. For example, - the file for the DVD distribution of &DISTRO; 7 for x86_64 is - named F-7-x86_64-DVD.iso. Refer to <xref - linkend="sn-which-arch"/> if you are unsure of your computer's - architecture.</para> - <note> - <title>No Live Images for <systemitem>ppc</systemitem></title> - <para>&DISTRO; does not offer Live CD images available for the - <systemitem>ppc</systemitem> architecture due to resource - constraints.</para> - </note> - <section id="sn-which-files-livecd"> - <title>Option 1: Live CD</title> - <para>If you want to try &DISTRO; before you install it on your - computer, download the ���Live CD��� version. If your computer - supports booting from CD, you can boot the operating system - without making any changes to your hard disk. The Live CD also - provides an ���Install to Hard Disk��� menu option. If you decide - you like what you see, and want to install it, simply activate - the selection to copy &DISTRO; to your hard disk. You can then - customize the software as needed after you reboot from your - system���s hard disk.</para> - <para>The Live CD is a single file in the ISO image format. An - ISO image is a file that represents an entire disc from - beginning to end. Use your favorite CD or DVD creation program - to create the disc directly from the image. This option is - often labeled ���Burn ISO to disc��� or ���Create disc from - image.���</para> - <para>You can download the Live CD directly from a mirror, or - using BitTorrent.</para> - </section> - <section id="sn-which-files-distro"> - <title>Option 2: Full Distribution on CD or DVD</title> - <para>If you have plenty of time and a fast Internet connection, - and want to be able to install a broader choice of software, - download the full CD or DVD version. Both types of media are - bootable, and include an installation program as well as a - mode to perform rescue operations on your &DISTRO; system in - an emergency. The CD version of the full distribution is only - available via BitTorrent. You can download the DVD version - directly from a mirror, or via BitTorrent.</para> - </section> - <section id="sn-which-files-boot"> - <title>Option 3: Minimal Boot Media</title> - <para>If you have a fast Internet connection but do not want to - download the entire distribution, you can download a small - boot image. &DISTRO; offers images for a minimal boot - environment on CD or USB flash disk. Once you boot your system - with the minimal media, you can install &DISTRO; directly over - the Internet. Although this method still involves downloading - a significant amount of data over the Internet, it is almost - always much less than the size of the full distribution media. - Once you have finished installation, you can add or remove - software to your system as desired.</para> - <para>The following table explains where to find the desired - files on a mirror site.</para> - <segmentedlist> - <title>Locating Files</title> - <segtitle>Media Type</segtitle> - <segtitle>File Locations</segtitle> - <segtitle>Installation Sources Recommended</segtitle> - <seglistitem> - <seg>Live CD</seg> - <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Live/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/F-7-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>-Live.iso</filename>, - <filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Live/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/F-7-KDE-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>-Live.iso</filename></seg> - <seg>Direct copy to hard disk</seg> - </seglistitem> - <seglistitem> - <seg>Full distribution on CD or DVD</seg> - <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Live/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/F-7-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>-DVD.iso</filename> - (or use BitTorrent for CD version)</seg> - <seg>CD/DVD, ISO file(s) on hard disk, network</seg> - </seglistitem> - <seglistitem> - <seg>Minimal CD boot media</seg> - <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/boot.iso</filename></seg> - <seg>Network</seg> - </seglistitem> - <seglistitem> - <seg>Minimal USB boot media</seg> - <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/bootdisk.img</filename></seg> - <seg>Network</seg> - </seglistitem> - <seglistitem> - <seg>Minimal PXE boot media</seg> - <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/pxelinux/vmlinuz</filename>, - <filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/pxelinux/initrd.img</filename></seg> - <seg>Network</seg> - </seglistitem> - </segmentedlist> - </section> - </section> - <section id="sn-cannot-download"> - <title>What If I Can't Download &DISTRO;?</title> - <para>If you do not have a fast Internet connection, or if you - have a problem creating boot media, downloading may not be an - option. &DISTRO; DVD and CD distribution media is available from - a number of online sources around the world at a minimal cost. - Use your favorite Web search engine to locate a vendor, or refer - to <ulink - url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/SponsoredMedia%22/%3E.</para> - </section> - </section> </chapter>
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