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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

Summary

When installing Linux you should:

  • Collect information about your computer using the 'System Properties' screen in Windows.
  • Match your system capabilities to an appropriate installation. You will need to choose between a single or dual boot, and a partitioned or partitionless installation. VMware and WINE provide alternative options.
  • Installing Linux is best done using the YaST set-up tool.

Once you have Linux installed the KDE desktop environment provides an easy to use contemporary desktop environment for your new UNIX operating system.


Copyright © 2002 Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis and Michael Luck