Introducing UNIX and Linux

Installing Linux

Overview
Starting out
Preliminaries
      Collecting information about your system
      Installation options
Single boot
Dual boot
      Booting from CD/floppy
      Booting from your hard disk
      A partitionless install
      A dedicated Linux partition
Emulators
      VMware
      WINE
Installing Linux
      Installer software
      Linux partitioning
            Typical partitions
            User accounts
      LILO
The window manager
KDE
      Desktop help
      Applications
      The KDE Control Center
      File access and the command prompt
Summary

Booting from CD/floppy

Many of the Linux packages come with a boot floppy disk. If you download Linux free of charge then you can create your own boot floppy from the download; you can also order these disks online or purchase a package with a free distribution copy inside.

The advantage of this approach is that you only need to do a minimal installation (of approximately 150MB) for your system to be Linux usable. The disadvantage is that you need to keep your boot disk handy and may require your CD or floppy for other purposes.

Note

(+)	minimal install
(-)	not as fast as a hard disk boot