install-guide/devel/en_US new-intro.xml,1.1,1.2
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
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necessary.</para>
</section>
</section>
- <section id="sn-experts-quickstart">
- <title>Quick Start for Experts</title>
- <para>This section offers a very brief overview of installation
- tasks for experienced readers who are eager to get started. Note
- that many explanatory notes and helpful hints appear in the
- following chapters of this guide. If an issue arises during the
- installation process, consult the appropriate chapters in the full
- guide for help.</para>
- <important>
- <title>Experts Only</title>
- <para>This section is intended only for experts. Readers with less
- experience may not be familiar with some of the terms used
- herein. 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/"/>.</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"/> 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/"/>.</para>
- <para>If your computer does not have software installed for
- BitTorrent, visit the BitTorrent home page at <ulink
- url="http://bitconjurer.org/bittorrent/"/> 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.â€</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"/>.</para>
- </section>
- </section>
</chapter>
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