Instructions for installing Fedora on your computer » History » Version 9
Neil Voss, 05/25/2010 10:11 AM
1 | 1 | Neil Voss | h1. Instructions for installing Fedora on your computer |
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4 | h2. Why Fedora? |
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7 | 2 | Neil Voss | 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. |
8 | 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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10 | 2 | Neil Voss | Fedora is a cutting edge distribution produced by a community of programmers that is maintained by Red Hat. |
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12 | 2 | Neil Voss | h2. Download the DVD iso disk of Fedora 13 |
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14 | 2 | Neil Voss | # DVD iso files are available at |
15 | ## http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-options |
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16 | # In the section, Fedora 13 DVD, click on i386 for 32bit machines or x86_64 for 64bit machines |
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17 | # Download the 64bit 'Fedora-13-x86_64-DVD.iso' file |
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18 | <pre> |
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19 | 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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20 | </pre> |
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21 | # Download the 32bit 'Fedora-13-x86_64-DVD.iso' file |
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23 | wget -c http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/13/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-13-i386-DVD.iso |
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24 | </pre> |
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26 | h2. Confirm download went correctly |
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28 | 2 | Neil Voss | perform a SHA256SUM confirmation: |
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31 | 3 | Neil Voss | sha256sum Fedora-13-x86_64-DVD.iso |
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33 | 1 | Neil Voss | </pre> |
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35 | 6 | Neil Voss | The result should be the same as in the sha256sum file provided by Fedora: |
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37 | 3 | Neil Voss | * http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/13/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-13-x86_64-CHECKSUM for 64bit |
38 | * http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/13/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-13-i386-CHECKSUM for 32bit |
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40 | 3 | Neil Voss | h2. Burn DVD iso file to DVD disk |
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42 | Use dvdrecord in Linux to burn disk |
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45 | 3 | Neil Voss | dvdrecord -v -dao gracetime=10 dev=/dev/dvd speed=16 Fedora-13-x86_64-DVD.iso |
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48 | 4 | Neil Voss | 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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50 | 5 | Neil Voss | h2. Install Fedora 13 with default packages |
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52 | * Setup network, root, password as desired |
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53 | * This install will assume that only *"Desktop - GNOME"* to be selected |
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54 | 5 | Neil Voss | * More information available at [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/index.html Fedora Install Documentation] |
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56 | 9 | Neil Voss | 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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58 | 1 | Neil Voss | h2. Add yourself to the sudoers file |
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60 | Make sure you have root permission. |
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61 | Open the file in an editor. ex. vi /etc/sudoers |
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62 | Look for the line: root ALL=(ALL) ALL. |
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63 | Add this line below the root version: |
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66 | $ username ALL=(ALL) ALL |
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67 | </pre> |
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69 | Logout and log back in with your username. |
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71 | 7 | Neil Voss | The Fedora installation is complete. |
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73 | ______ |
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75 | 8 | Neil Voss | [[Download additional Software (Fedora Specific)|Download additional Software (Fedora Specific) >]] |
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