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<section id="running">
<title>How to run installer</title>
<para>
If you have already gotten installer and packages, you
can start installation process. Simply run computer from
CD or floppy. I am decribing here installation wizard,
which is suitable for most users.
</para>
<section id="installing-intro">
<title>Intro</title>
<para>
There are several things you have to know
before you start installation:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
You can scroll text using
up and down arrow. Use the
[Tab] key to move between
widgets.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
A shell is available on 2nd
through 5th console.
Installation log is kept in
<emphasis>/var/log/installer</emphasis>.
You might view it with
<emphasis>vi</emphasis>if some mesages
scrolled up the screen. You
can also have a look at 6th
console (logs are there).
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="installing-start">
<title>Let us start</title>
<para>
Soon afterwards booting up machine, you should see the
bottom image:
</para>
<figure>
<title>Installer - startup window</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata
fileref="installer/installer-1.png" format="PNG">
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Installer - startup window</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
If you do not need extra option, hit [Enter] key and
allow loading linux kernel.
</para>
<para>
Now you should choose language:
</para>
<figure>
<title>Installer - choosing language</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="installer/installer-2.png" format="PNG">
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Installer - choosing language</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
In this guide we use English version. In next screen
you get installer possibilities summary:
</para>
<figure>
<title>Installer - welcome screen</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="installer/installer-3.png" format="PNG">
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Installer - welcome screen</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
Simply hit [Enter] key again, and you go to main
installer menu:
</para>
<figure>
<title>Installer - main menu</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="installer/installer-4.png" format="PNG">
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Installer - main menu</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
</section>
</section>