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<chapter id="ch-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. Other readers may
not be familiar with some of the terms in this section, and should
move on to <xref linkend="ch-new-users"/> 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. To
install the distribution to your hard disk, use the shortcut
on the desktop after you log in.</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>NTFS partitions</primary>
<secondary>resizing</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>Back up any user data you need to preserve, and if necessary,
resize existing partitions to make room for &DISTRO;. To resize
your NTFS partition from the &DISTRO; installer, use
<keycombo>
<keycap function="control">Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap function="alt">Alt</keycap>
<keycap>F2</keycap>
</keycombo> to switch to a virtual terminal, and use the
<command>ntfsresize</command> and <command>fdisk</command>
commands. Perform any resize operations before proceeding to the
installer's partitioning options.</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>
</chapter>
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<chapter id="ch-new-users">
<title>New Users</title>
<section id="sn-howto-download">
<title>How Do I 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 experienced 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/"/>.&...
</tip>
<para>&DISTRO; software is available for download at no cost in a
variety of ways. </para>
<section id="sn-which-download-mirror">
<title>From a Mirror</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>mirror</primary>
</indexterm>
<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>From BitTorrent</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>BitTorrent</primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>BitTorrent</primary>
<secondary>seeding</secondary>
</indexterm>
<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
<firstterm>seed</firstterm>, 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.���</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>
<tip>
<title>Download Size</title>
<para>A default installation of &DISTRO; requires more time to
download than the Live CD, but includes more software. It
generally requires less time to download than the entire DVD
distribution. Actual results depend on the mirror you select
and general network traffic conditions.</para>
</tip>
<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"...
</section>
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