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
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Overview
This chapter
- shows you how to collect system information about your
computer;
- introduces you to the different options for setting up
Linux;
- provides guidelines on how to install Linux; and
- highlights some of the everyday features which Linux will
provide.
The purpose of this chapter is to arm you with the necessary
information to install your own version of Linux. There are a
number of Linux configurations you might consider and the choice
you make will be influenced by the capabilities of your computer.
This chapter is designed to help you recognise these choices and
their limitations.
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