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<H2><A NAME=SECTION00421000000000000000>2.2.1 Installation overview</A></H2>
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<A NAME=976> </A>
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While each release of Linux is different, in general the method used to
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install the software is as follows:
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<OL><LI> <b>Repartition your hard drive(s).</b> If you have other operating
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systems already installed, you will need to <em>repartition</em> the drives
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in order to allocate space for Linux. This is discussed in
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Section <A HREF="node69.html#secinstallpreprepartition">2.2.4</A>, below.
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<LI> <b>Boot the Linux installation media.</b> Each distribution of Linux
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has some kind of installation media---usually a ``boot floppy''---which
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is used to install the software. Booting this media will either present
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you with some kind of installation program, which will step you through
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the Linux installation, or allow you to install the software by hand.
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<LI> <b>Create Linux partitions.</b> After repartitioning to allocate
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space for Linux, you
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create Linux partitions on that empty space. This is accomplished with
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the Linux <tt>fdisk</tt>
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program, covered in Section <A HREF="node73.html#secinstalllinuxfdisk">2.3.3</A>.
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<LI> <b>Create filesystems and swap space.</b> At this point,
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you will create one or more <em>filesystems</em>, used to store
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files, on the newly-created partitions. In addition, if you plan to
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use swap space, you will create the swap space on one of your Linux partitions.
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This is covered in Sections <A HREF="node74.html#secinstalllinuxmkswap">2.3.4</A>
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and <A HREF="node75.html#secinstalllinuxmke2fs">2.3.5</A>.
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<LI> <b>Install the software on the new filesystems.</b> Finally, you will
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install the Linux software on your newly-created filesystems. After this,
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it's smooth sailing---if all goes well. This is covered in
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Section <A HREF="node76.html#secinstallinstalling">2.3.6</A>. Later, in
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Section <A HREF="node81.html#secinstallprobs">2.5</A>,
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we describe what to do if anything goes
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wrong.
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Many distributions of Linux provide an installation program
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which will step you through the installation process, and automate
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one or more of the above steps for you. Keep in mind throughout this
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chapter that any number of the above steps may be automated for you,
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depending on the distribution.
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The Slackware distribution of Linux, covered in this book,
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only requires you to repartition your drive, using <tt>fdisk</tt>,
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and use the <tt>setup</tt> program to accomplish the other steps.
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<b>Important hint:</b> While preparing to install Linux, the best advice
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that we can give is to <em>take notes</em> during the entire procedure.
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Write down everything that you do, everything that you type, and everything
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that you see that might be out of the ordinary. The idea here is simple:
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if (or when!) you run into trouble, you want to be able to retrace your
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steps and find out what went wrong. Installing Linux isn't difficult, but
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there are many details to remember. You want to have a record of all of
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these details so that you can experiment with other methods if something
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goes wrong. Also, keeping a notebook of your Linux installation experience
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is useful when you want to ask other people for help, for example, when
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posting a message to one of the Linux-related USENET groups. Your notebook
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is also something that you'll want to show to your grandchildren
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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