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Neil Voss, 05/25/2010 10:11 AM

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h1. Instructions for installing Fedora on your computer
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h2. Why Fedora?
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If you have a new computer(s) for your Leginon/Appion installation, Fedora is a cutting edge system that has all the latest and greatest feature.
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While Fedora is great for a desktop computer, it can be a hassle for a server. Fedora recommends that you upgrade the computer every 6 months and all but requires a upgrade every year. With servers you like things to remain the same for longer periods of time, this is not Fedora. Fedora always has the latest versions. If you want something more stable we recommend installing CentOS. See [[Instructions for installing CentOS on your computer]]
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Fedora is a cutting edge distribution produced by a community of programmers that is maintained by Red Hat.
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h2. Download the DVD iso disk of Fedora 13
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 # DVD iso files are available at
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 ## http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-options
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 # In the section, Fedora 13 DVD, click on i386 for 32bit machines or x86_64 for 64bit machines
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 # Download the 64bit 'Fedora-13-x86_64-DVD.iso' file
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wget -c http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/13/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-13-x86_64-DVD.iso
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 # Download the 32bit 'Fedora-13-x86_64-DVD.iso' file
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wget -c http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/13/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-13-i386-DVD.iso
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</pre>
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h2. Confirm download went correctly
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perform a SHA256SUM confirmation:
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<pre>
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sha256sum Fedora-13-x86_64-DVD.iso
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dab657e1475832129ea3af67fd1c25c91b60ff1acc9147fb9b62cef14193f8d2
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</pre>
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The result should be the same as in the sha256sum file provided by Fedora:
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* http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/13/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-13-x86_64-CHECKSUM for 64bit
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* http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/13/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-13-i386-CHECKSUM for 32bit
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h2. Burn DVD iso file to DVD disk 
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Use dvdrecord in Linux to burn disk
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dvdrecord -v -dao gracetime=10 dev=/dev/dvd speed=16 Fedora-13-x86_64-DVD.iso
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bq. The @/dev/dvd@ may not link to your DVD drive on my machine it was called @/dev/dvd1@. Do a @ls /dev/dvd*@ to look for alternate names
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h2. Install Fedora 13 with default packages 
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 * Setup network, root, password as desired
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 * This install will assume that only *"Desktop - GNOME"* to be selected
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 * More information available at [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/index.html Fedora Install Documentation]
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bq. Note: In one case we had to use the option "Install with basic video driver", because after doing the normal install the screen went blank and it was not usable.
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h2. Add yourself to the sudoers file 
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Make sure you have root permission.
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Open the file in an editor. ex. vi /etc/sudoers
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Look for the line: root ALL=(ALL) ALL.
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Add this line below the root version:
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$ username ALL=(ALL)       ALL
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Logout and log back in with your username.
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The Fedora installation is complete.
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