Fedora 11Installation Guide
Installing Fedora 11 on x86, AMD64, and Intel
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64 architecturesFedora Documentation Project
Installation Guide
Fedora 11 Installation GuideInstalling Fedora 11 on x86, AMD64, and Intel
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64 architecturesEdition 1.0
AuthorFedora Documentation Project
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2009 Red Hat, Inc. and others. This material may only be distributed subject to the termsand conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, V1.0, (the latest version is presently availableat
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Preface xi
1. Document Conventions ................................................................................................... xi1.1. Typographic Conventions ..................................................................................... xi1.2. Pull-quote Conventions ........................................................................................ xii1.3. Notes and Warnings ........................................................................................... xiii2. We Need Feedback! ..................................................................................................... xiv
Introduction xv
1. Background ................................................................................................................... xv1.1. About Fedora..................................................................................................... xv1.2. Getting Additional Help ....................................................................................... xv2. About This Document .................................................................................................... xv2.1. Goals ................................................................................................................. xv2.2. Audience ............................................................................................................ xv
1. Quick Start for Experts 1
1.1. Overview ..................................................................................................................... 11.2. Download Files ............................................................................................................ 11.3. Prepare for Installation ................................................................................................. 21.4. Install Fedora ............................................................................................................... 21.5. Perform Post-installation Steps ..................................................................................... 2
2. New Users 3
2.1. How Do I DownloadInstallation Files? .......................................................................... 32.1.1. From aMirror .................................................................................................... 32.1.2. From BitTorrent ................................................................................................. 42.2. Which Architecture Is My Computer? ............................................................................ 42.3. Which Files Do I Download? ......................................................................................... 52.4. How Do I Make Fedora Media? .................................................................................... 62.4.1. MakingCD or DVD Discs .................................................................................. 62.4.2. Making USBMedia ............................................................................................ 62.5. What If I Cannot Do wnload Fedora? ............................................................................. 82.6. How Do I Startthe Installation Program? ....................................................................... 8
3.1. Upgradeor Install? ............................................................................................. 113.2. Is Your HardwareCompatible? ........................................................................... 113.3. Do You Have Enough Disk Space? ..................................................................... 113.4. Can YouInstall Using the CD-ROM or DVD? ....................................................... 113.4.1. Alternative Boot Methods ......................................................................... 123.4.2. Making an InstallationBoot CD-ROM ........................................................ 123.5. Preparingfor a NetworkInstallation ..................................................................... 123.5.1. Preparing for FTP and HTTP installation ................................................... 133.5.2. Preparing for an NFS install ..................................................................... 133.6. Preparing for aHard Drive Installation ................................................................. 14
5.1. Why Do I Need Driver Media? ............................................................................ 195.2. So WhatIs Driver MediaAnyway? ...................................................................... 195.3. HowDo I ObtainDriver Media? .......................................................................... 19
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