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Chapter 20:
Installing Linux
In the immortal words of Douglas Adams, "Don't panic!" No operating system
installs smoothly 100 percent of the time. (Yes, not even Mac OS X!) Hardware doesn't
always work as advertised, combinations of hardware conflict with each other, or that
CD-ROM that your friend burned for you has errors on it. (Remember that it is legal for
your friend to burn you a copy of most Linux distributions!) Or, as much as you might
hope that it does not, the software has a bug.
With Linux, you have several paths that you can take to get help. If you have
purchased a Linux distribution, such as from Red Hat or Novell, you can always
call the distribution's tech support lines and talk to a knowledgeable person who is
dedicated to working through the problem with you. If you didn't purchase a box set,
most Linux distributions have rich help available online. For Fedora, you can find a lot
of helpful documents at http://fedoraproject.org.
Chapter Summary
In this chapter, you learned about the process of installing a popular and very capable
Linux distribution. The steps to installing Fedora Linux are quite straightforward. If
you ever witnessed the procedure for prior versions, you will be aware of how much
easier the process has become, with fewer configuration choices to make to begin
working with the operating system. What makes Linux wonderful is that, even though
those options are no longer part of the installation process, you can still change them
and tweak them to your heart's delight once you complete the installation and start the
system.
The next chapter continues with the system as it was installed here, and shows you
how to perform basic administrative tasks within Fedora Linux.
Summary :
321 Chapter 20: Installing Linux In the immortal words of Douglas Adams, "Don't panic!" What makes Linux wonderful is that, even though those options are no longer part of the installation process, you can still change them and tweak them to your heart's delight once you complete the installation and start the system.
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