install-guide fedora-install-guide-firstboot-en.xml, 1.14, 1.15 fedora-install-guide-nextsteps-en.xml, 1.7, 1.8
Stuart Ellis (elliss)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Tue Dec 6 01:25:32 UTC 2005
Author: elliss
Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv20112
Modified Files:
fedora-install-guide-firstboot-en.xml
fedora-install-guide-nextsteps-en.xml
Log Message:
- Added admonition to update the system after installation completes
- Added section on updating Fedora Core
- Added a section on annnoucements mailing list and package updates RSS
Index: fedora-install-guide-firstboot-en.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-firstboot-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.14
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15
--- fedora-install-guide-firstboot-en.xml 4 Dec 2005 21:35:07 -0000 1.14
+++ fedora-install-guide-firstboot-en.xml 6 Dec 2005 01:25:25 -0000 1.15
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
Agent</application>.
</para>
<note>
- <title>GUI Required</title>
+ <title>Graphical Interface Required</title>
<para>
<application>Setup Agent</application> requires a graphical
@@ -71,13 +71,12 @@
Agreement</guilabel> and then select <guibutton>Next</guibutton>.
</para>
</section>
-
<section id="sn-firstboot-firewall">
<title>Firewall</title>
<para>
The <indexterm>
- <primary>firewall</primary>
+ <primary>firewall</primary>
</indexterm> <firstterm>firewall</firstterm> built into &FC;
checks every incoming and outgoing network connection on your
machine against a set of rules. These rules specify which types of
@@ -87,45 +86,42 @@
<para>
By default the firewall is enabled, with a simple set of rules
that allow connections to be made from your system to others, but
- block incoming connections from other systems. You may make
+ block incoming connections from other systems. You may make
changes on this screen to allow access to specific network
services on your &FED; system.
</para>
<para>
To enable access to services listed on this screen, click the
- check box next to the service name. After installation is
+ check box next to the service name. After installation is
complete, you can enable access to other services as well.
</para>
<para>
- Avoid disabling the firewall. If you believe it is necessary to
- do so, select <guilabel>No firewall</guilabel>.
+ Avoid disabling the firewall. If you believe it is necessary to do
+ so, select <guilabel>No firewall</guilabel>.
</para>
-
<tip>
<title>Changing the Firewall Settings</title>
<para>
- To change these settings later, from the main menu, choose
- <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>System</guimenu>
- <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Security
- Level and Firewall</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
- </para>
+ To change these settings later, from the main menu, choose
+ <menuchoice> <guimenu>System</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Security
+ Level and Firewall</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+ </para>
</tip>
</section>
-
<section id="sn-firstboot-selinux">
<title>&SEL;</title>
<para>
The <indexterm>
- <primary>&SEL;</primary>
+ <primary>&SEL;</primary>
</indexterm> <firstterm>&SEL;</firstterm> (Security Enhanced
Linux) framework is part of &FC;. &SEL; limits the actions of both
users and programs by enforcing security policies throughout the
operating system. Without &SEL;, software bugs or configuration
- changes may render a system more vulnerable. The restrictions
+ changes may render a system more vulnerable. The restrictions
imposed by &SEL; policies provide extra security against
unauthorized access.
</para>
@@ -133,69 +129,64 @@
<para>
Inflexible &SEL; policies might inhibit many normal activities on
a &FED; system. For this reason, &FC; uses targeted policies,
- which only affect specific network services. These services
- cannot perform actions that are not part of their normal
- functions. The targeted policies reduce or eliminate any
- inconvenience &SEL; might cause users. Set the &SEL; mode to one
- of the following:
+ which only affect specific network services. These services cannot
+ perform actions that are not part of their normal functions. The
+ targeted policies reduce or eliminate any inconvenience &SEL;
+ might cause users. Set the &SEL; mode to one of the following:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Active</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Select this mode to use the targeted &SEL; policy on your
- &FED; system. This is the default mode for &FED;
- installations.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <term><guilabel>Active</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this mode to use the targeted &SEL; policy on your
+ &FED; system. This is the default mode for &FED;
+ installations.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Permissive</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In this mode, the system is configured with
- &SEL;, but a breach of security policies only causes an
- error message to appear. No activities are actually
- prohibited when &SEL; is installed in this mode. You may
- change the &SEL; mode to <guilabel>Active</guilabel> at any
- time after booting.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <term><guilabel>Permissive</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ In this mode, the system is configured with &SEL;, but a
+ breach of security policies only causes an error message to
+ appear. No activities are actually prohibited when &SEL; is
+ installed in this mode. You may change the &SEL; mode to
+ <guilabel>Active</guilabel> at any time after booting.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
- <term><guilabel>Disabled</guilabel></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If you choose this mode for &SEL;, &FED; does not configure
- the access control system at all. To make &SEL; active
- later, from the main menu, select
- <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>System</guimenu>
- <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu>
- <guimenuitem>Security Level and Firewall</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <term><guilabel>Disabled</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you choose this mode for &SEL;, &FED; does not configure
+ the access control system at all. To make &SEL; active
+ later, from the main menu, select <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>System</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Security Level and Firewall</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
-
<tip>
<title>Changing the &SEL; policy</title>
<para>
- &SEL; is unique in that it cannot be bypassed, even by the
- system administrators. To change the behavior of &SEL; after
- installation, from the main menu, choose <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>System</guimenu>
- <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu>
- <guimenuitem>Security Level and Firewall</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>.
+ &SEL; is unique in that it cannot be bypassed, even by the
+ system administrators. To change the behavior of &SEL; after
+ installation, from the main menu, choose <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>System</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Security
+ Level and Firewall</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
</para>
</tip>
-
</section>
-
<section id="sn-firstboot-datetime">
<title>Date and Time</title>
@@ -238,8 +229,9 @@
<title>Setting the Clock</title>
<para>
To change these settings later, from the main menu, choose
- <menuchoice> <guimenu>System</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Date & Time</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>.
+ <menuchoice> <guimenu>System</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Date &
+ Time</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
@@ -360,8 +352,9 @@
<para>
To reconfigure your system after the installation has completed,
from the main menu, choose <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>System</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Display</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>.
+ <guimenu>System</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Display</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
</para>
</tip>
</section>
@@ -401,7 +394,8 @@
<para>
To add additional user accounts to your system after the
installation is complete, from the main menu, choose
- <menuchoice> <guimenu>System</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Users &
+ <menuchoice> <guimenu>System</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Users &
Groups</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
</para>
</tip>
@@ -450,6 +444,11 @@
</para>
<para>
+ <remark role="FIXME">Explain the option to <guilabel>Use only the hardware device</guilabel>
+ </remark>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
You may manually configure a &FC; system to use unsupported sound
cards after the installation process is complete. Manual sound
hardware configuration is beyond the scope of this document.
@@ -460,7 +459,8 @@
&FC; will automatically attempt to detect a new sound card if
you add one to your system. If you need to launch the detection
process manually, from the main menu, choose <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>System</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Soundcard
+ <guimenu>System</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Soundcard
Detection</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
</para>
</tip>
@@ -487,6 +487,17 @@
Click <guilabel>Next</guilabel> to proceed to the login screen.
Your &FC; system is now ready for use.
</para>
+
+ <important>
+ <title>Update Your System</title>
+
+ <para>
+ To ensure the security of your system, run a package update
+ after the installation completes.
+ <xref linkend="ch-next-steps" /> explains how to update your
+ &FED; system.
+ </para>
+ </important>
</section>
</chapter>
Index: fedora-install-guide-nextsteps-en.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-nextsteps-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.7
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- fedora-install-guide-nextsteps-en.xml 9 Jun 2005 21:04:39 -0000 1.7
+++ fedora-install-guide-nextsteps-en.xml 6 Dec 2005 01:25:25 -0000 1.8
@@ -2,34 +2,165 @@
<chapter id="ch-next-steps">
<title>Your Next Steps</title>
-
<para>
&FC; provides you with a complete operating system with a vast range
of capabilities, supported by a large community.
</para>
+ <section id="sn-system-updating">
+ <title>Updating Your &FED; System</title>
+ <para>
+ The &FP; releases updated software packages for &FC; throughout
+ the support period of each version. Updated packages add new
+ features, improve reliability, resolve bugs, or remove security
+ vulnerabilities. To ensure the security of your system, carry out
+ an update when the installation process completes. You should then
+ update regularly, and as soon as possible after a security
+ announcement. Refer to <xref linkend="sn-news-subscriptions"/> for
+ information on the &FED; announcements services.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To update your system with the latest packages, use the
+ <application>Package Updater</application>:
+ </para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Package
+ Updater</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When prompted, enter the
+ <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> password.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Review the list of updated packages. If your system uses a
+ slow network connection the <application>Package
+ Updater</application> may require several seconds to download
+ the information for all of the updated packages.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Apply Updates</guibutton> to begin the update
+ process.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Restart any active programs or network services listed in the
+ update window. If the updates include a
+ <filename>kernel</filename> package, restart your system as
+ soon as possible to load the new kernel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ <para>
+ <remark role="FIXME">Check this procedure on test2</remark>
+ </para>
- <section id="sn-web-help">
- <title>Documentation on the Web</title>
+ <para>
+ To update packages from the command-line, use the
+ <command>yum</command> utility. Type this command to begin a full
+ update of your system with <command>yum</command>:
+ </para>
+<screen>
+<userinput>su -c 'yum update'</userinput>
+</screen>
+ <para>
+ Enter the <systemitem
+ class="username">root</systemitem> password
+ when prompted.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Refer to <ulink url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/yum/"/> for
+ more information on <command>yum</command>.
+ </para>
+ <tip>
+ <title>Automating Updates</title>
<para>
- Documentation for &FC; is available from the &FP;
- Website:
- </para>
- <!-- institutional shyness of the word official, odd legal standing -->
+ If your &FED; system has a permanent network connection, you may
+ choose to enable daily system updates. To enable automatic
+ updates, follow the instructions on the webpage
+ <ulink url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/yum/sn-updating-your-system.html"/>.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sn-news-subscriptions">
+ <title>Subscribing to &FED; Announcements and News</title>
+
+ <para>
+ To receive information about package updates, subscribe to either
+ the announcements mailing list, or the RSS feeds.
+ </para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ &FP; announcements mailing list
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list"/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ &FP; RSS feeds
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/infofeed/"/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ <para>
+ The annnouncements mailing list also provides you with news on the
+ &FP;, and the &FED; community.
+ </para>
+
+ <important>
+ <title>Security Announcements</title>
+
<para>
- <ulink
+ Announcements with the keyword
+ <wordasword>[SECURITY]</wordasword> in the title identify
+ package updates that remove security vulnerabilities.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sn-web-help">
+ <title>Finding Documentation on the Web</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Documentation for &FC; is available from the &FP; Website:
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/">http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/</ulink>
- </para>
+ </para>
- <para>
- The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) produces books and tutorials:
- </para>
+ <para>
+ The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) produces books and
+ tutorials:
+ </para>
- <para>
- <ulink
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="http://www.tldp.org/">http://www.tldp.org/</ulink>
- </para>
+ </para>
<para>
For many parts of &FC;, you may find the &RHEL; documentation
@@ -41,63 +172,54 @@
url="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/">http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/</ulink>
</para>
- <para>
- Many other organizations and individuals also provide tutorials
- and HOWTOs for &FED; on their Websites. You can locate
- information on any topic by using Google:
- </para>
+ <para>
+ Many other organizations and individuals also provide tutorials
+ and HOWTOs for &FED; on their Websites. You can locate information
+ on any topic by using Google:
+ </para>
- <para>
- <ulink
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="http://www.google.com/linux/">http://www.google.com/linux/</ulink>
- </para>
-
- </section>
-
-
+ </para>
+ </section>
<section id="sn-community-help">
- <title>Community Support</title>
-
- <para>
- Members of the &FED; community provides support through mailing
- lists, web forums and Linux User Groups (LUGs) across the world.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The Website for the official forums is:
- </para>
+ <title>Getting Community Support</title>
- <para>
- <ulink
- url="http://forums.fedoraforum.org/">http://forums.fedoraforum.org/</ulink>
- </para>
-
- </section>
+ <para>
+ Members of the &FED; community provides support through mailing
+ lists, web forums and Linux User Groups (LUGs) across the world.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The Website for the official forums is:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
+ url="http://forums.fedoraforum.org/">http://forums.fedoraforum.org/</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </section>
<section id="sn-community">
- <title>Joining The &FED; Community</title>
+ <title>Joining The &FED; Community</title>
- <para>
- The &FP; is driven by the individuals that contribute to it. Community
- members provide support and documentation to other users, help to improve the
- software included in &FC; by testing, and develop new software
- alongside the programmers employed by &RH;. The results of this
- work are available to all.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ The &FP; is driven by the individuals that contribute to it.
+ Community members provide support and documentation to other
+ users, help to improve the software included in &FC; by testing,
+ and develop new software alongside the programmers employed by
+ &RH;. The results of this work are available to all.
+ </para>
- <para>
- To make a difference, start here:
- </para>
+ <para>
+ To make a difference, start here:
+ </para>
- <para>
- <ulink
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/">http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/</ulink>
- </para>
-
- </section>
-
-
+ </para>
+ </section>
</chapter>
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