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ExcerciseNo1:GeneralIntroduction&LinuxOSInstallation

Aim:

TointroducethefundamentalsofFree/OpenSourceSoftwareandtoinstallLinuxOperatingSystemFedoraVer.12fromFOSSLabServer.

Descriptionoftheexercise:

a)Theorysessionfortwohourscoveringthefollowingtopics

a)IntroductiontoFOSSb)FOSSLicensesc)LinuxDistributionsd)PackagesRPMbased&Debianbased2or3sampleschosenintunewiththesyllabuse)KernelKernelstructure

Reference:FOSSBookavailablefordownloadathttp://www.nrcfoss.aukbc.org.in/down/3/(frominternet)orunder'Docs'in'FOSS_BOOKS'ofyourFLS(fromyourLAN)

b)HandsonsessionforonehouronLinuxinstallation(Fedora)fromFLS

AboutFedora...Fedoraisafast,stable,andpowerfuloperatingsystemforeverydayusebuiltbyaworldwidecommunityoffriends.It'scompletelyfreetouse,study,andshare.MoredetailsaboutFedoraisavailableunder'Docs'in'Fedora_Document'ofyourFLS.

ApracticalexerciseforstudentstolearnbasiclinuxinstallationofarpmbasedoperatingsystemfromFossLabServer

Prrequisites1. Partitionshouldalreadybedone.2. PXEbootoptionenabledinBIOSsetup3. SufficientFreespaceavailableforinstallationoflinux(Min10GB)4. Sessionsupervisedbyatrainedstaffmember

Procedurewithsteps:

SelectFedorabytypingfedora12nearboot:

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ChooseaLanguageandthenuseTABkeytopressOKandPressENTERkey.

Usethearrowkeysonyourkeyboardtoselectaninstallationmethod.HereselecttheNFSdirectoryanduseTABkeytoselecttheOKandpressENTER.

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PressOK

EntertheIPAddressofthemachinewhichisFLSinyourLAN,intheplaceofname.example.comagainstNFSServerName.Thegivetheexportdirectoryas/root/nfs/fed/fedintheplaceof/mirrors/r6.

ThentheinstallationproceedwiththeinitializationofAnaconda theFedorasysteminstaller. JustwaitforAnacondatoinitializeandgiveyoutheFedora12graphicalsysteminstaller.

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ThisisthestartofFedora12graphicalinstallationsetup.Click'Next'buttontoproceedwiththeinstallationprocess

ChoosethelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallationprocessofFedora12

Onthisinstallationwindowscreen,selectappropriatekeyboardlayoutsettingforyourFedora12system.

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GivethehostnameforyourFedora12systemwhichistobeusedtoidentifyyourFedora12systemonthenetwork.

click'Next'buttontoproceedToconfigureFedora12timezone,justclickonnearestcityavailableontheworldmapontheboxprovidedonthisscreentosetcorrecttimezoneforyourFedora12system,orjustclickonthedropdownboxandchoosethecorrecttimezonebyselectingthenearestcityavailable.

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Click'Next'buttontoproceed

KeyinrootpasswordforyourFedora12systemandclickon'Next'buttontoproceed

SetupFedora12partition.OnthisscreenyouneedtochoosethebestpartitionoptionwheretoputFedora12onyoursystemharddisk.

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Installationrequirespartitioningofyourharddrive.Youcanalsochoosetocreateyourowncustomlayout.

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Clickonthedropdownmenuandchoose'createcustomlayout'

CreatearootpartitionbyclickingontheNewButtonandthencreateaswappartition.

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SelectStandardPartitiontocreateapartition

Mountpointmustbe'/'forarootpartitionandfilesystemtypeExt4.Sizedefinestheamountofharddiskspacefortheparticularpartition.

SimilarlyCreateSwappartitionalso.SwapsizecanbedoublethesizeofRAM.ClicknexttocontinueThentheFedora12promptyouwith"Writingstorageconfigurationtodisk".WhatthisboxsayisthattheFedora12systeminstallationgoingtowritepartitionandformattingyoursystemharddiskasyouconfigureonpreviousscreen.andifyoucontinuewithwritechangetodisk,allthedataon

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theharddiskwillbelost.Clickon"Goback"buttontoreconfigurepartitionlayoutorifyoureallysurethatyouwanttoproceedtoinstallFedora12justclickon"Writechangetodisk".

ThescreenshowtheFedora12systeminstallercreatingfilesystemon/dev/sda1thefirstportiononthefirstharddiskonthesystem.

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ThenFedora12systeminstallerdisplaythescreenwhereyouwanttoplacetheFedora12boot

loader.Thedefaultoptionusuallyplaceonthefirstsystemharddisk,youcanspecifyorchangetootherlocationbyclickon"Changedevice"button.

Leavedefaultbootloaderoptionasitis...oryoucancustomizeasyouseefit.Click'Next'buttontoproceed.ThenFedora12systeminstallationwizardretrievetheinstallationrepositoryfromFLSserver.

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TocustomizeoraddingmoresoftwarepackagesthatyouwanttoinstallorincludeonyourFedora12installation,selectcustomizenowbuttonandthenclickonleftboxwindowthatshowDesktopEnvironments,Applications,Development,Servers,BaseSystemandLanguages.Tickthecheckboxontherightwindowtoaddingandincludetheselectedpackagegroupsoftware.

You can further customize the installation packages, by selecting optional packages in grouppackage.Toselectalloptionalpackages,clickonrightmousebuttontoopendropdownmenuoption... the menu option include Select the package, Select all optional packages, DeselectpackagesandDeselectalloptionalpackages.Toinstallpackagesandalltheiroptionalpackages.chooseandclickSelectalloptionalpackagesasshowonthescreenshotbelow.

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Clickon'Next'buttontoproceedwiththeinstallationprocess

Afterthepackagedependenciescheckingisdone,theinitialprocessofinstallationFedora12operatingsystemwillstart.Theconfigurationprocessmaytakeseveralminutestocomplete,thisisshownbytheprogressbarindicationbox.

Theactualprocessofinstallingsoftwarepackagestoyoursystem'sharddisk.Theprocessmaytaketimetocompletebasedonyouroverallpackagesselection.

Pleasewaitforinstallationprocesstofinishinstallingallpackages.

Tofinishuptheinstallationprocessyouneedtoclickonthe'Reboot'buttontorebootthesystemandproceedwiththeFedora12basicsystemconfiguration.

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Screen shot below shows the Fedora 12 boot up screen. 1.

HereistheFedora12Firstbootconfigurationwelcomescreen.ThisisFirstBootConfigurationscreenkickinonlyonthefirstbootofFedora12aftertheinstallationprocesscompleted. TheFedora12SetupAgent(FirstBootConfiguration)process,enableustodosomebasicconfigurationofFedora12systembeforeweloginontheFedora12systemforthefirsttime.ThescreenshotbelowjustshowfirstscreenofSetupAgentFirstBootConfigurationprocess.clickonthe'Forward'buttontoproceedwiththeFedora12configurationprocess.

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ThisscreendisplaytheFedora12LicenseInformation.LicenseInformationscreen.Noconfigurationorsettingneedtobedoneonthisscreenjustclick'Forward'buttontocontinuewiththeinstallationprocess.

TheFedora12configurationcontinuewithCreatingUser.Thisuseraccountisnonadministrativeuseraccount(normaluseraccount).YouneedtocreatenewuseraccountbyfillingtheUsername,FullName,PasswordandConfirmPasswordonthetextboxprovidedonthisscreen.

NextscreenhelpsinthedateandTimeconfiguration.ThentheFedora12installationsetupagentproceedwiththeHardwareprofiler.Fedora12hardwareprofiledetectyoursystemhardwareandmakeanprofileoutofit.ThishardwareprofilecontainsallyoursystemhardwareinformationandinformationabouttheLinuxFedora12operatingsysteminstalled.Pleasenotethatonthisscreen,Fedorausesmoltasfedora12hardwareprofilertoenableyousendyourFedora12systeminformationprofileanonymously.

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Clickon'Finish'buttontoproceed,pleasenotethatifyouwanttosendyoursystemhardwareprofiletotheFedoraProject..justclickontheSendProfileradiobuttonbeforeyouclickonthe'Finish'button.ThenjustkeyintheuserpasswordandhittheEnterkeyorclickon'LogIn'buttontostartlogintothesystem.

References:

http :// docs .fedoraproject .org /en US /Fedora /12/ html /Installation _Guide /index .html http://www.labtestproject.com/fedora_screenshot/001_fedora_12_screenshot_step_by_step_installation.html