Linux Dummies 9th

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Part I: Getting Your Feet Wet
5. Choose your keyboard configuration and click Next.
Different languages arrange the keys differently on keyboards; you may
want to choose the matching language for your keyboard. (The default is
U.S. English.)
6. Select the option to install Fedora, and click Next.
If the Fedora installer detects a previous version of Fedora on your hard
drive, it gives you two options: You can just upgrade the existing version
or do a clean installation of the new version.
7. Select a hostname and domain name for your workstation, and click
Next.
This is the name that other network devices will detect on the network if
you share drives.
8. Select your time zone, then click Next.
You can either select your time zone from the graphical map or select it
from the drop-down list of cities.
If your system uses local time instead of UTC time (which most computers
in the United States do), deselect the System Clock Uses UTC check box.
9. In the root password screen, type the root (administrator) account’s
password into the Root Password field, and then type the same password
in the Confirm field.
You don’t see the password when you type it — just a dot for each character.
(The dots prevent unauthorized individuals from seeing the password.)
If you mistype something in one of the boxes, you’re warned when you try
to move on to the next step of the installation and have a chance to reenter
the values. You are also warned if you choose a password the installer considers
weak — and therefore a danger to your system’s security.
Don’t forget your root password! You need it to do any administrative
tasks on your Linux box. If you do happen to forget your password, we
show you, in Chapter 18, how to reset it.
Now you’ve reached the tricky part of the installation for Fedora. The
partitioning screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-7.
10. Select a disk setup, and click Next.
You’re given four initial options:
• Use Entire Drive: Wipe everything off the hard drives you select in
the check boxes that appear below this option.
• Replace Existing Linux System: If you already installed a version
of Linux on the hard drives marked with the check boxes shown
below this option, the installer finds the previous instance and
installs over it, wiping out the old one.