LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/PLD-Guide/wizard.xml

<section id="wizard">
  <title>Installation Wizard</title>
  <para>
    This method of installation is designed for each user, novice
    or experienced administrator.
  </para>
  <para>
    During the process you will be asked in interactive way for
    elements of your future system. This is the short list, what
    kind of information you should prepare before you start:
  </para>
  <orderedlist>
    <listitem>
      <para>
	IP Addresses of your machine, network prefix,
	gateway, DNS server; if you have DHCP Server in your
	subnet, you have to assure it is working
	properly.
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
	If you do not have modern hardware, you should
	check IRQ and IO address of Network Interface Card.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
  <para>
    If you are ready, let us start. Please choose "Installation
    Wizard" from main installer menu:
  </para>
  <figure>
    <title>Installer - main menu</title>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject>
	      <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-4.png" format="PNG"/>
      </imageobject>
      <textobject>
	<phrase>Installer - main menu</phrase>
      </textobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </figure>

  <para>
    Now you have to point at place which contains distribution
    tree:
  </para>

  <figure>
    <title>Installer - source of installation</title>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject>
	      <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-5.png" format="PNG"/>
      </imageobject>
      <textobject>
	<phrase>Installer - source of installation</phrase>
      </textobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </figure>
  <para>
    It may be:
    <orderedlist>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  CD-ROM drive with PLD Linux Distro,
	</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Network server, this requires
	  permanent access to Internet or local
	  PLD mirror somewhere in Intranet.
	</para>
	<para>
	  Server can be accessed by 
	  <link linkend="ftp">FTP</link> or
	  <link linkend="www">HTTP</link>
	  protocols.
	</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  NFS, it requires local PLD mirror in
	  your Intranet, we do not provide
	  public NFS server with PLD Distro.
	</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Harddrive, if you previously have
	  downloaded distribution to disk.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </orderedlist>
  </para>
  <para>
    In next examples I will try to install PLD from ftp network
    server, because I think it is the most common way. 
  </para>
  <figure>
    <title>Installer - location of installation tree</title>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject>
	<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-6.png" format="PNG"/>
      </imageobject>
      <textobject>
	<phrase>Installer - location of installation
	  tree</phrase>
      </textobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </figure>

  <para>
    If you would like to use our main FTP server, you can accept
    default values, but I strongly recommend to use the nearest 
    <link linkend="ftp">FTP mirror.</link>
  </para>
  <para>
    For example if you live in US, use 
    <emphasis>ftp.rpmfind.net</emphasis> server located at 
    MIT, Boston:
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - choosing FTP location</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-7.png" format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - choosing FTP location
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>

  <para>
    So, choose the desirable mirror, confirm it and we could go to
    the next step. 
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - NIC detection/selection</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-8.png" format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - NIC detection/selection
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
    If you have modern hardware, your network card is automatically detected.
    If not, or you have PCMCIA card, you have to specify IRQ or/and IO.
  </para>

  <para>
    If you are ready, we can go to next screen:
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - manually specify network addresses</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-9.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - manually specify network
	    addresses
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
    Now you have to tell about your harddrive(s), in other words
    make and/or specify partitions for new installation.
  </para>
  
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - partition scheme</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-10.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - partition scheme
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
	  In above example I use proposed default partition scheme:
  </para>
  <orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  small (20 MB) boot partition - the place for keeping
			  kernel image and initrd file(s),
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  default (based on counted RAM) swap partition - 322
			  MB,
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  one root directory, which takes the rest of the
			  whole hard drive.
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
  <para>
	  Of course you can divide the disk as you want to, and there is
	  possibility to share PLD installation with other systems
	  on different partitions. This option is wider described
	  <link linkend="figure.partitioner">later</link>
  </para>

  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - loading needed modules and programs</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-11.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - loading needed modules and programs
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
	  The Installation Wizard automatically loads indispensable modules 
	  from installation source specified earlier.
  </para>

  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - creating disk label for
	unpartitioned disk</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-12.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - creating disk label for
	    unpartitioned disk
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
	  If you are using a new hard drive, installer asks you to create disk
	  label for it. But watch out! - this step is irreparable.
  </para>

  <para>
	  <figure id='figure.partitioner'>
      <title>Installer - partition editor main menu</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-13.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - partition editor main menu
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
	  This screenshot presents empty 4 GB SCSI hard drive. 
  </para>
  <para>
	  We are going to create 3 GB XFS partition.
  </para>

  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition type</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-14.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
		  Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition type
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
	  Size is given in MB.
  </para>
  
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition
	size</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-15.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition size
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>

  <para>
	  In this simple example we make one root partition and one swap
	  partition, of course if you are planning a real server or
	  workstation, we are strongly encourage to make different partitions
	  for <emphasis>/var</emphasis>, <emphasis>/boot</emphasis>,
	  <emphasis>/usr</emphasis> and <emphasis>/home</emphasis>
	  mountpoints.
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing mountpoint</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-16.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - Partitioner - choosing mountpoint
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>

  <para>
	  So we have one XFS partition, we can make swap now.
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - Partitioner - main menu with one
	partition made</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-17.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - Partitioner - main menu
	    with one partition made
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
	  The method of creating all types of partitions is the same, so we
	  can easy imagine the rest of swap creation process.
  </para>
  
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition
	type for swap</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-18.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - Partitioner - choosing
	    partition  type for swap
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>

  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing swap size</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-19.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - Partitioner - choosing
	    swap size
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>

  <para>
	  We have minimal set of partitions now.
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - Partitioner - main menu with
	created two partitions</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-20.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - Partitioner - main menu
	    with created two partitions
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>

  <para>
	  There are several installer pre-sets:
  </para>
  <orderedlist>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  <emphasis>base</emphasis> - Just very basic
			  packages, don't select unless you're doing embedded
			  system;
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  <emphasis>basic</emphasis> - Base PLD Linux
			  installation, ~200 MB with all docs and locales;
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  <emphasis>devel</emphasis> - Base PLD Linux
			  installation + few development packages;
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  <emphasis>gnome-workstation</emphasis> - X
			  workstation running GNOME;
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  <emphasis>kde-workstation</emphasis> - X workstation
			  running KDE;
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  <emphasis>wm-workstation</emphasis> - X workstation
			  running WindowMaker;
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
	  <listitem>
		  <para>
			  <emphasis>mini-iso</emphasis> - Base packages + ppp,
			  poldek, Select this if you're installing from
			  MINI-ISO, ~110 MB with docs, all locales;
		  </para>
	  </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - choosing system profile</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-21.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - choosing system profile
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - a chance for detailed package
	selection</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-22.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - a chance for detailed
	    package selection
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - questions about installing
	documentation and localization files</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-23.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - questions about installing
	    documentation and localization files
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - target system network configuration</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-24.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - target system network
	    configuration
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - setting root password</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-25.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - setting root password
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - optional - adding regular user</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-26.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer -  optional - adding regular
	    user
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - language environment and timezone</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
		<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-27.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - language environment and
	    timezone
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - let us run the installer</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-28.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - let us run the installer
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>

  <para>
    <figure>
      <title>Installer - running installer</title>
      <mediaobject>
	<imageobject>
	  <imagedata fileref="figures/installer-29.png"	format="PNG"/>
	</imageobject>
	<textobject>
	  <phrase>
	    Installer - running installer
	  </phrase>
	</textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </figure>
  </para>
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