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<section id="wizard">
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<title>Installation Wizard</title>
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<para>
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This method of installation is designed for each user, novice
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or experienced administrator.
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</para>
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<para>
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During the process you will be asked in interactive way for
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elements of your future system. This is the short list, what
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kind of information you should prepare before you start:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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IP Addresses of your machine, network prefix,
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gateway, DNS server; if you have DHCP Server in your
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subnet, you have to assure it is working
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properly.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you do not have modern hardware, you should
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check IRQ and IO address of Network Interface Card.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>
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If you are ready, let us start. Please choose "Installation
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Wizard" from main installer menu:
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - main menu</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-4.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Installer - main menu</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>
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Now you have to point at place which contains distribution
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tree:
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - source of installation</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-5.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Installer - source of installation</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>
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It may be:
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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CD-ROM drive with PLD Linux Distro,
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Network server, this requires
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permanent access to Internet or local
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PLD mirror somewhere in Intranet.
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</para>
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<para>
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Server can be accessed by
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<link linkend="ftp">FTP</link> or
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<link linkend="www">HTTP</link>
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protocols.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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NFS, it requires local PLD mirror in
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your Intranet, we do not provide
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public NFS server with PLD Distro.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Harddrive, if you previously have
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downloaded distribution to disk.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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In next examples I will try to install PLD from ftp network
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server, because I think it is the most common way.
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - location of installation tree</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-6.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Installer - location of installation
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tree</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>
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If you would like to use our main FTP server, you can accept
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default values, but I strongly recommend to use the nearest
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<link linkend="ftp">FTP mirror.</link>
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</para>
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<para>
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For example if you live in US, use
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<emphasis>ftp.rpmfind.net</emphasis> server located at
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MIT, Boston:
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - choosing FTP location</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-7.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - choosing FTP location
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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So, choose the desirable mirror, confirm it and we could go to
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the next step.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - NIC detection/selection</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-8.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - NIC detection/selection
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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If you have modern hardware, your network card is automatically detected.
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If not, or you have PCMCIA card, you have to specify IRQ or/and IO.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you are ready, we can go to next screen:
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - manually specify network addresses</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-9.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - manually specify network
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addresses
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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Now you have to tell about your harddrive(s), in other words
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make and/or specify partitions for new installation.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - partition scheme</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-10.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - partition scheme
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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In above example I use proposed default partition scheme:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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small (20 MB) boot partition - the place for keeping
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kernel image and initrd file(s),
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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default (based on counted RAM) swap partition - 322
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MB,
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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one root directory, which takes the rest of the
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whole hard drive.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>
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Of course you can divide the disk as you want to, and there is
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possibility to share PLD installation with other systems
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on different partitions. This option is wider described
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<link linkend="figure.partitioner">later</link>
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - loading needed modules and programs</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-11.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - loading needed modules and programs
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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The Installation Wizard automatically loads indispensable modules
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from installation source specified earlier.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - creating disk label for
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unpartitioned disk</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-12.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - creating disk label for
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unpartitioned disk
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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If you are using a new hard drive, installer asks you to create disk
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label for it. But watch out! - this step is irreparable.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure id='figure.partitioner'>
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<title>Installer - partition editor main menu</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-13.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - partition editor main menu
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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This screenshot presents empty 4 GB SCSI hard drive.
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</para>
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<para>
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We are going to create 3 GB XFS partition.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition type</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-14.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition type
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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Size is given in MB.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition
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size</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-15.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition size
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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In this simple example we make one root partition and one swap
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partition, of course if you are planning a real server or
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workstation, we are strongly encourage to make different partitions
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for <emphasis>/var</emphasis>, <emphasis>/boot</emphasis>,
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<emphasis>/usr</emphasis> and <emphasis>/home</emphasis>
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mountpoints.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing mountpoint</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-16.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - Partitioner - choosing mountpoint
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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So we have one XFS partition, we can make swap now.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - Partitioner - main menu with one
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partition made</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-17.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - Partitioner - main menu
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with one partition made
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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The method of creating all types of partitions is the same, so we
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can easy imagine the rest of swap creation process.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing partition
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type for swap</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-18.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - Partitioner - choosing
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partition type for swap
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - Partitioner - choosing swap size</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-19.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - Partitioner - choosing
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swap size
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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We have minimal set of partitions now.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - Partitioner - main menu with
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created two partitions</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-20.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - Partitioner - main menu
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with created two partitions
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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There are several installer pre-sets:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis>base</emphasis> - Just very basic
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packages, don't select unless you're doing embedded
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system;
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis>basic</emphasis> - Base PLD Linux
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installation, ~200 MB with all docs and locales;
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis>devel</emphasis> - Base PLD Linux
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installation + few development packages;
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis>gnome-workstation</emphasis> - X
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workstation running GNOME;
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis>kde-workstation</emphasis> - X workstation
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running KDE;
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis>wm-workstation</emphasis> - X workstation
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running WindowMaker;
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis>mini-iso</emphasis> - Base packages + ppp,
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poldek, Select this if you're installing from
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MINI-ISO, ~110 MB with docs, all locales;
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - choosing system profile</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-21.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - choosing system profile
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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In our example installation I choose KDE Workstation.
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</para>
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<para>
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There is a chance for adjusting package selection for your own
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needs, but I do not use this option, because default one is enough
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for me.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - a chance for detailed package selection</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-22.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - a chance for detailed package selection
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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Of course you may select <emphasis>Fine-grained packages
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selection</emphasis> to make your own package choice.
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</para>
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<para>
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Documentation and localization files take a lot of place on hard
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drive, so you may give installation of that files up or select only
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required parts of i18n files.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - questions about installing
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documentation and localization files</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-23.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - questions about installing
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documentation and localization files
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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Enter <emphasis>all</emphasis>in input box above to install
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all languages (safe choice). Otherwise enter eg. string like
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'pl_PL:de_DE:en_US' to install Polish, German and American English
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locales.
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</para>
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<para>
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The next quuestion is to specify target network setup.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - target system network configuration</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-24.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - target system network configuration
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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The network configuration is the same as we do it previously, but
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you can choose differenet setup for target system.
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</para>
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<para>
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Root password is essential for system's security, if you use your
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PLD Linux system in network environment, please set it with
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particular attention.
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</para>
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>Installer - setting root password</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/installer-25.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>
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Installer - setting root password
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</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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<para>
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Passwords may be displayed on screen to make your life easier.
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Optionally it is possible to add regular (non root) users in your
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system. Sergiusz Pawlowicz is of course me -)
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locale as default. Warsaw is Polish capital, it is not very big
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country and we have one time zone.
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The next step is last moment for changing something enetered in
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all previous steps if need be. Please to think the matter over
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and if you are sure you are ready, select
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<emphasis>Finish</emphasis> to run the installer.
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Installation process could take serveral minutes or hours, it
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on quality and efficiency of your Internet connection.
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That is all - if installation went without problems, you can restart
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your machine and login into fresh PLD Linux system.
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