Linux Installation : FEDORA 12

FEDORA 12

Note:

Fedora can be installed on system which is already having windows operating system or it can be installed alone.

 

Steps to Install Fedora 12 on system which is already having windows xp:

 

Pre-Installation:

Prepare memory: (Getting free space for fedora installation)

            -->Start windows xp

            --> right click on mycomputers

            -->click on manage

            -->click on Disk Management

            -->Then delete the appropriate partitions in which the Linux is need to be installed.

            --> In order to delete the partition just right click on the partition and select the delete logical drive option now it will prompt for the conformation message just conform to delete the partition.

 

Bios Setup:

            -->Go to boot order

            -->keep order as DVD/HDD/IDE

 

INSTALLATION:

-->Insert DVD

-->restrart the system

 

1^st Wizard:

-->select first option i.e. Install 0r Upgrade fedora..

-->Press Enter

 

2^nd Wizard:(Media test)

-->select Skip

-->Press Enter

 

3^rd Wizard:

-->click on  Next

 

4^th Wizard:(select Language for installation)

-->click on  Next

 

5^th Wizard:(select appropriate keyboard)

-->click on Next

 

6^th Wizard:(choose Computer Name)

-->Enter host name click on Next

 

7^th Wizard:(select nearest city)

-->select city from Drop down click on Next

 

8^th Wizard:(Choose password for root user)

-->enter password and click on Next

-->If it a week password on pop up will come, there click on continue anyway

 

9^th Wizard:(partation)

-->From the first Drop down select Use free space  option

-->click on Next

-->one pop up window will come

-->click on Write changes to disk

 

10^th Wizard:

-->check the options

            Office & Production

            Software Development

            Web Server

-->Select customize now radio button

-->click on Next

 

11^th Wizard:

-->After selecting the right side option development, check all the packages under that option shown on right side

-->Proceed similarly for the options Desktop Environment and Applications options

-->click on Next 

 

12^th Wizard:

-->Remove the DVD

-->click on re-boot

 

13^th  Wizard:

-->click on Forward

 

14^th  Wizard:

-->click on Forward

 

15^th  Wizard:(creating user)

-->Enter username, password and confirm password

-->click on Forward

 

16^th Wizard:(Date & Time Settings)

-->Adjust Date and Time

-->click on Forward

 

17^th Wizard:

-->click on Finish

-->On pop up click on no, Don't send

-->It will show log in Screen

That's it Installation Done.

Post Installation steps:

 

Unable to login as root user:

 

Note:Some times fedora wont accept root user's  password from gui. But it will be allowed from command prompt. To overcome this do the following steps.

 

-->Login as a normal user.

-->Open terminal perform the following steps

 

[suda@sudarsan ~]$ su

Password: (Here enter root user pw)

[root@sudarsan suda]# cd /etc/pam.d

[root@sudarsan pam.d]# gedit gdm

 

-->It it will open gdm file, Inside that file remove the following line.

 

            auth       required    pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet

 

-->save it and close.

 

-->Open new terminal. Perform the following steps.

 

[suda@sudarsan ~]$ su

Password: (Here enter root user pw)

[root@sudarsan suda]# cd /etc/pam.d

[root@sudarsan pam.d]# gedit gdm-password

 

-->It it will open gdm-password file, Inside that file remove the following line.

 

            auth        required      pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet

 

-->save it and close.

 

That it. Restart the system.