Live CD

Get Live CD image

• 1. Go to http://fedoraproject.org/

  2. Download Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso image (or the one that suits you better).

  3. Burn image on CD.

Installation

• 1. Boot from CD.

  2. Wait for the system to boot.

  3. Select language and proper keyboard (before Automatic Login kicks in).

  4. Log in or wait for Automatic Login.

  5. Check if the release performs well on your system (remember that it's running from a CD, so it's expectable that applications take some time to start).

  6. To install the release you're running, execute the Install to Hard Drive that can be found on the desktop (an open box icon with a CD next to it).

  7. Wait for initial graphical screen.

  8. Inside the installer:

     1. Hit the Next button.

     2. Choose keyboard layout, and confirm by hitting the Next button.

     3. Type the desired host name (eg: host.domain.tld), and confirm by hitting the Next button.

     4. Select appropriate time zone, and confirm by hitting the Next button.

     5. Enter root password (minimum 6 characters long entered twice for confirmation, as typing doesn't show), and carry on by hitting the Next button.

     6. Choose how disk space should be used for installation of Fedora 12 (if you don't feel comfortable on this screen, just accept the default, and most probably will install Fedora on the entire disk), and confirm by hitting the Next button.

     7. If you chose to review partitioning (previous screen), edit partitions to your needs, and confirm by hitting the Next button.

     8. At this point, existing data on disk can be lost, so confirm it by hitting the Write changes to disk button.

     9. Configure the boot loader, like choosing what operating system will be loaded by default by the boot loader, and confirm by hitting the Next button.

     10. Wait that the live image finishes being copied to disk.

     11. Hit the Close button.

  9. Reboot system (Menu: System -> Shutdown then hit the Restart button).

  10. Remove the CD after ejected.

  11. Wait for the computer to reboot.

Initial configuration

The first time that the system is booted (first boot), a configuration screen is shown.

• 1. Hit the Forward button.

  2. Read the License Information, and hit the Forward button to proceed.

  3. Create a user. Enter Username, Full Name, Password and Confirmation. Hit the Forward button to proceed.

  4. Adjust Date and Time. You should consider enabling the Network Time Protocol to keep system's clock synchronized. Hit the Forward button to proceed.

  5. Choose if your hardware profile should be sent to Fedora, and hit Finish to proceed.

Used Disk Space

Around 2GiB are taken by this installation.