Install Solutions

A new /home — by zcat — last modified Apr 23, 2008 11:56 AM

How to separate "/home" from "/" on an existing Fedora LVM default install. This allows future fresh reinstalls (VS upgrades) to be performed without having to first backup /home, and it also allows future LVM flexibility in that the system does not need to be taken offline again because the root filesystem is now optimally resized.

Dual Disk Dual Boot Issue Correction — by ScottGlaser — last modified Apr 05, 2008 05:40 PM

There are some instances where a user installs a new disk drive in their Windows system so as to load Fedora. Fedora does not install grub in the MBR of the primary disk properly. For those instances this procedure will correct that issue.

FIX: Intel 965P based motherboards — by obsethryl — last modified Jan 30, 2008 02:46 AM

When installing Fedora you may encounter a kernel panic in the very beginning of the process. This is something experienced in other GNU/Linux distributions as well and it is related to incorrect identification of the 965P as G965 (kernel issue).

How Much Space? — by Tejas Dinkar — last modified Jan 30, 2008 02:46 AM

This is a Small Guide on How Much Space you should reserve for your Fedora Core installation, and where to allocate the space. Of Course, this will not be valid for 100% of cases, but is a general frame.

How to shrink a default install LVM PV to create another partition — by zcat — last modified Jul 02, 2008 02:53 PM

A default installation of Fedora will use all available free space to create two new partitions: a small /boot, and all the remaining space for a single LVM physical volume (PV). This sometimes poses problems for those who later wish to make room for more regular partitions, to install Another Operating System into, for example. The short solution: reinstall Fedora with custom sizes to leave free space; the long solution: this howto.

Installation and Configuration of User-Mode Linux (UML) — by balajig81 — last modified Jan 30, 2008 02:46 AM

This article describes how to setup and configure User-Mode Linux in Fedora Core 6. User-Mode Linux is a safe, secure way of running Linux versions and Linux processes. User-Mode Linux gives you a virtual machine that may have more hardware and software virtual resources than your actual, physical computer. Disk storage for the virtual machine is entirely contained inside a single file on your physical machine. With properly limited access, nothing you do on the virtual machine can change or damage your real computer, or its software.

Installing Fedora Using PXE Images — by zcat — last modified Jan 30, 2008 02:46 AM

Booting grub with the Fedora PXE vmlinuz/initrd images allows you to perform a network installation of Fedora over any existing linux distro, should you not be able to write to or boot from the conventional CD/DVD install media. A PXE netinstall can both be done locally, and with extra care, remotely using VNC. Both methods are explained in this HOWTO.

Installing Fedora via HTTP or FTP — by opsec — last modified Jun 09, 2008 01:15 PM

This howto will show you how to install Fedora 7 using the rescue cd iso image and the kernel.org official mirror. Please read this howto completely before asking for help in #fedora on freenode. If you do need help please be prepared with the requested information so that others can help you more easily.

Official Fedora Installation Guide — by Southern_Gentleman — last modified May 11, 2008 10:53 PM

 

Official Fedora Release-Notes — by Southern_Gentleman — last modified May 11, 2008 11:02 PM

 

Using Jigdo to Download ISO Images — by Corwyn — last modified Apr 28, 2008 04:45 AM

Jigdo Download Manager allows users the ability to download the Fedora Unity (and other) ISO's and large files. Jigdo Download Manager downloads the component files then uses them to build the ISO based on a pre-created template. This how-to describes how a user can download and build the Unity Re-Spin ISO images or Fedora release ISO images using the Jigdo Download Manager. This provides for using public mirrors or a local data source.

Using rpm.livna.org in FC6 and later — by Thorsten Leemhuis of rpm.livna.org — last modified Jan 30, 2008 02:46 AM

Ananconda, the installer for Fedora Core, is capable of using external RPM repositories during install. It's quite easy to use. Follow the steps below to add the livna repository during you install decreasing the amount of time required to setup your system.

Verifying Fedora media SHA1SUM — by opsec — last modified Jan 30, 2008 01:49 AM

This howto will show you how to verify Fedora media downloaded from an official Fedora mirror.