In this hands-on project, you install Fedora 13 Linux on a computer. 1. Ensure that you...

In this hands-on project, you install Fedora 13 Linux on a computer.

1. Ensure that your DVD is bootable in your computer’s BIOS.

2. Boot your computer using the Fedora 13 DVD.

3. Press Enter at the Welcome to Fedora 13 screen, accept the default installation option, and start the installation.

4. At the Disc Found screen, select Skip and press Enter. It is recommended that you skip disc checking unless you suspect errors on the disc media itself.

5. Click Next at the Fedora welcome screen.

6. Click Next at the language selection screen to accept the default installation language, English.

7. Click Next at the keyboard configuration screen to accept the default configuration, U.S. English.

8. Ensure that Basic Storage Devices is selected and click Next.

9. Type server1.class.com in the host name text box and click Next.

10. At the time zone selection screen, choose the correct time zone for your region and click Next.

11. When prompted to select a password for the root user, enter the password secret in both dialog boxes and click Next. When prompted to use the password even though it is based on a dictionary word, click Use Anyway.

12. When prompted to choose a type of partitioning (in other words, choose a partitioning scheme), select Create Custom Layout and click Next.

13. When you are asked to select a device, delete any existing partitions, and create the following two standard partitions:

13. Click Next when finished and then click Write changes to disk to partition your hard disk as well as prepare the root filesystem and swap.

14. Click Next at the boot loader configuration screen to install the GRUB bootloader on the MBR (or GPT) of your first hard disk.

15. When prompted to select installation packages, ensure that Graphical Desktop and the Installation Repo repository are selected. Choose Customize Now and click Next.

16. At the software selection screen, ensure that the following packages are selected:

Desktop Environments: Ensure that all desktop environments are selected.

Applications: Ensure that all packages are selected.

Development: Ensure that all packages are selected.

Servers: Ensure that all packages are selected.

Base System: Ensure that all packages are selected except Virtualization.

Languages: The default of English is appropriate; no additional selections are necessary.

18. Click Next when finished. Your system will analyze your selections for dependencies and install the operating system. This may take several minutes.

19. When the installation has completed, click Reboot and remove your DVD.

20. After your system has booted, click Forward at the Welcome screen of the firstboot wizard.

21. At the License Agreement screen, click Forward.

22. At the Create User screen, enter the following information:

Username: user1

Full Name: sample user one

Password: secret

23. When finished, click Forward. When prompted to use the password even though it is based on a dictionary word, click Yes.

24. At the Date and Time screen, confirm the local date and time and click Forward.

25. At the Hardware Profile screen, ensure that Do not send profile is selected and click Finish. Click No, do not send when prompted to reconsider sending your hardware profile.