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<chapter id="ch-experts-quickstart">
  <title>Quick Start for Experts</title>
  <para>This section offers a very brief overview of installation tasks
    for experienced readers who are eager to get started. Note that many
    explanatory notes and helpful hints appear in the following chapters
    of this guide. If an issue arises during the installation process,
    consult the appropriate chapters in the full guide for help.</para>
  <important>
    <title>Experts Only</title>
    <para>This section is intended only for experts. Other readers may
      not be familiar with some of the terms in this section, and should
      move on to <xref linkend="ch-new-users"/> instead.</para>
  </important>
  <section id="sn-expert-overview">
    <title>Overview</title>
    <para>The installation procedure is fairly simple, and consists of
      only a few steps:</para>
    <orderedlist>
      <listitem>
	<para>Download files to make media or another bootable
	  configuration.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>Prepare system for installation.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>Boot the computer and run the installation process.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>Reboot and perform post-installation configuration.</para>
      </listitem>
    </orderedlist>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-expert-download">
    <title>Download Files</title>
    <para>Do any one of the following:</para>
    <orderedlist>
      <listitem>
	<indexterm>
	  <primary>ISO images</primary>
	  <secondary>downloading</secondary>
	</indexterm>
	<para>Download the ISO image for the Live CD. Create CD media
	  from the ISO file using your preferred application.  To
	  install the distribution to your hard disk, use the shortcut
	  on the desktop after you log in.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>Download the ISO images for the full distribution on CD or
	  DVD. Create CD or DVD media from the ISO files using your
	  preferred application, or put the images on a Windows FAT32 or
	  Linux ext2/ext3 partition.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>Download the <filename>boot.iso</filename> image for a
	  minimal boot CD or <filename>bootdisk.img</filename> file for
	  a minimal boot USB flash drive. Write the image to the
	  approriate physical media to create bootable media.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>Download the <filename>vmlinuz</filename> kernel file and
	  the <filename>initrd.img</filename> ramdisk image from the
	  distribution's <filename
	    class="directory">isolinux/</filename> directory. Configure
	  your operating system to boot the kernel and load the ramdisk
	  image.</para>
      </listitem>
    </orderedlist>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-expert-prepare">
    <title>Prepare for Installation</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>NTFS partitions</primary>
      <secondary>resizing</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>Back up any user data you need to preserve, and if necessary,
      resize existing partitions to make room for &DISTRO;. To resize
      your NTFS partition from the &DISTRO; installer, use
	<keycombo>
	<keycap function="control">Ctrl</keycap>
	<keycap function="alt">Alt</keycap>
	<keycap>F2</keycap>
	</keycombo> to switch to a virtual terminal, and use the
      <command>ntfsresize</command> and <command>fdisk</command>
      commands.  Perform any resize operations before proceeding to the
      installer's partitioning options.</para>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-expert-install">
    <title>Install &DISTRO;</title>
    <para>Boot from the desired media, with any options appropriate for
      your hardware and installation mode. If you boot from the Live CD,
      select the "Install to Hard Disk" option from the menu to run the
      installation program. If you boot from minimal media or a
      downloaded kernel, select a network or hard disk resource from
      which to install.</para>
    <para>Proceed through all the steps of the installation program. The
      installation program does not change your system until you make a
      final confirmation to proceed. When installation is finished,
      reboot your system.</para>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-expert-post-install">
    <title>Perform Post-installation Steps</title>
    <para>After the system reboots, it displays additional configuration
      options. Make appropriate changes to your system and proceed to
      the login prompt.</para>
  </section>
</chapter>

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<chapter id="ch-new-users">
  <title>New Users</title>
  <section id="sn-howto-download">
    <title>How Do I Download Installation Files?</title>
    <para>The &FP; distributes &DISTRO; in many ways, most of which are
      free of cost and downloadable over the Internet. The most common
      distribution method is CD and DVD media. There are several types
      of CD and DVD media available, including:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
	<para>A Live CD that you can use to try &DISTRO;, and install it
	  to your system if you like it</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>A full set of the installable software on CD or DVD
	  media</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>Source code on CD or DVD media</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <para>Most users want either the Live CD or the full set of
      installable software on CD or DVD. Source code is always
      available, but is intended for use by experienced users.</para>
    <tip>
      <title>Downloading CDs and DVDs</title>
      <indexterm>
	<primary>CD/DVD media</primary>
	<secondary>downloading</secondary>
	<seealso>ISO images</seealso>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
	<primary>ISO images</primary>
	<secondary>downloading</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>Users with a broadband Internet connection can download
	<firstterm>ISO images</firstterm> of CD and DVD media.  An ISO
	image is a full copy of an entire disc in a format that can be
	written directly to a CD or DVD.</para>
      <para>For more information on burning CDs and DVDs, refer to
	<ulink
	  url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/readme-burning-isos/"/>.</para>
    </tip>
    <para>&DISTRO; software is available for download at no cost in a
      variety of ways. </para>
    <section id="sn-which-download-mirror">
      <title>From a Mirror</title>
      <indexterm>
	<primary>mirror</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>To find the freely downloadable distributions of &DISTRO;,
	look for a <firstterm>mirror</firstterm>. A mirror is a computer
	server that is open to the public for free downloads of
	software, including &DISTRO; and often other free and open
	source software. To locate a mirror, visit <ulink
	  url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mirrors"/> using a Web
	browser, and choose a server from the list. The web page lists
	mirrors by geographic location. You may want to choose a mirror
	that is geographically close to you for faster speed.</para>
      <para>Mirrors publish &DISTRO; software under a well-organized
	hierarchy of folders. For example, the &DISTRO; 7 distribution
	normally appears in the directory fedora/linux/core/7/. This
	directory contains a folder for each architecture supported by
	that release of &DISTRO;. CD and DVD media files appear inside
	that folder, in a folder called iso/. For example, you can find
	the file for the DVD distribution of &DISTRO; 7 for x86_64 at
	fedora/linux/core/7/x86_64/iso/F-7-x86_64-DVD.iso.</para>
    </section>
    <section id="sn-which-download-bt">
      <title>From BitTorrent</title>
      <indexterm>
	<primary>BitTorrent</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
	<primary>BitTorrent</primary>
	<secondary>seeding</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>BitTorrent is a way to download information in cooperation
	with other computers. Each computer cooperating in the group
	downloads pieces of the information in a particular torrent from
	other peers in the group. Computers that have finished
	downloading all the data in a torrent remain in the swarm to
	<firstterm>seed</firstterm>, or provide data to other peers. If
	you download using BitTorrent, as a courtesy you should seed the
	torrent at least until you have uploaded at least the same
	amount of data you downloaded.</para>
      <para>You do not need to find a special mirror for BitTorrent
	files. The BitTorrent protocol ensures that your computer
	participates in a nearby group. To download and use the &DISTRO;
	BitTorrent files, visit <ulink
	  url="http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/"/>.</para>
      <para>If your computer does not have software installed for
	BitTorrent, visit the BitTorrent home page at <ulink
	  url="http://bitconjurer.org/bittorrent/"/> to download it.
	BitTorrent client software is available for Windows, Mac OS,
	Linux, and many other operating systems.</para>
    </section>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-which-arch">
    <title>Which Architecture Is My Computer?</title>
    <para>Releases are separated by architecture, or type of computer
      processor. Use the following table to determine the architecture
      of your computer according to the type of processor. Consult your
      manufacturer’s documentation for details on the processor if
      necessary.</para>
    <segmentedlist>
      <title>Processor and Architecture Types</title>
      <segtitle>Processor Manufacturer and Model</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Architecture Type for &DISTRO;</segtitle>
      <seglistitem>
	<seg>Intel (except Xeon, Core 2 Duo, or Centrino Core 2 Duo),
	  AMD (except 64 or x2 dual-core), VIA C4, Apple MacBook
	  Pro</seg>
	<seg><systemitem>i386</systemitem></seg>
      </seglistitem>
      <seglistitem>
	<seg>Intel Xeon, Core 2 Duo, and Centrino Core 2 Duo; AMD
	  Athlon64/x2, Sempron64/x2, Duron64</seg>
	<seg><systemitem>x86_64</systemitem></seg>
      </seglistitem>
      <seglistitem>
	<seg>Apple Macintosh G3, G4, G5, PowerBook, and other non-Intel
	  models</seg>
	<seg><systemitem>ppc</systemitem></seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>
    <para>If you are unsure what type of processor your computer has,
      and you are not using an Apple Macintosh, choose
      <systemitem>i386</systemitem>.</para>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-which-files">
    <title>Which Files Do I Download?</title>
    <para>You have several options to download &DISTRO;. Read the
      options below to decide which is best for you.</para>
    <para>The architecture type appears in the name of the downloadable
      files for each &DISTRO; distribution. For example, the file for
      the DVD distribution of &DISTRO; 7 for x86_64 is named
      F-7-x86_64-DVD.iso.  Refer to <xref
	  linkend="sn-which-arch"/> if you are unsure of your computer's
      architecture.</para>
    <note>
      <title>No Live Images for <systemitem>ppc</systemitem></title>
      <para>&DISTRO; does not offer Live CD images available for the
	<systemitem>ppc</systemitem> architecture due to resource
	constraints.</para>
    </note>
    <section id="sn-which-files-livecd">
      <title>Option 1: Live CD</title>
      <para>If you want to try &DISTRO; before you install it on your
	computer, download the “Live CD” version. If your computer
	supports booting from CD, you can boot the operating system
	without making any changes to your hard disk. The Live CD also
	provides an “Install to Hard Disk” menu option. If you decide
	you like what you see, and want to install it, simply activate
	the selection to copy &DISTRO; to your hard disk. You can then
	customize the software as needed after you reboot from your
	system’s hard disk.</para>
      <para>The Live CD is a single file in the ISO image format. An ISO
	image is a file that represents an entire disc from beginning to
	end. Use your favorite CD or DVD creation program to create the
	disc directly from the image. This option is often labeled “Burn
	ISO to disc” or “Create disc from image.”</para>
      <para>You can download the Live CD directly from a mirror, or
	using BitTorrent.</para>
    </section>
    <section id="sn-which-files-distro">
      <title>Option 2: Full Distribution on CD or DVD</title>
      <para>If you have plenty of time and a fast Internet connection,
	and want to be able to install a broader choice of software,
	download the full CD or DVD version. Both types of media are
	bootable, and include an installation program as well as a mode
	to perform rescue operations on your &DISTRO; system in an
	emergency. The CD version of the full distribution is only
	available via BitTorrent. You can download the DVD version
	directly from a mirror, or via BitTorrent.</para>
    </section>
    <section id="sn-which-files-boot">
      <title>Option 3: Minimal Boot Media</title>
      <para>If you have a fast Internet connection but do not want to
	download the entire distribution, you can download a small boot
	image. &DISTRO; offers images for a minimal boot environment on
	CD or USB flash disk. Once you boot your system with the minimal
	media, you can install &DISTRO; directly over the Internet.
	Although this method still involves downloading a significant
	amount of data over the Internet, it is almost always much less
	than the size of the full distribution media. Once you have
	finished installation, you can add or remove software to your
	system as desired.</para>
      <tip>
	<title>Download Size</title>
	<para>A default installation of &DISTRO; requires more time to
	  download than the Live CD, but includes more software.  It
	  generally requires less time to download than the entire DVD
	  distribution.  Actual results depend on the mirror you select
	  and general network traffic conditions.</para>
      </tip>
      <para>The following table explains where to find the desired files
	on a mirror site.</para>
      <segmentedlist>
	<title>Locating Files</title>
	<segtitle>Media Type</segtitle>
	<segtitle>File Locations</segtitle>
	<segtitle>Installation Sources Recommended</segtitle>
	<seglistitem>
	  <seg>Live CD</seg>
	  <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Live/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/F-7-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>-Live.iso</filename>, 
	    <filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Live/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/F-7-KDE-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>-Live.iso</filename></seg>
	  <seg>Direct copy to hard disk</seg>
	</seglistitem>
	<seglistitem>
	  <seg>Full distribution on CD or DVD</seg>
	  <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Live/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/F-7-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>-DVD.iso</filename> 
	    (or use BitTorrent for CD version)</seg>
	  <seg>CD/DVD, ISO file(s) on hard disk, network</seg>
	</seglistitem>
	<seglistitem>
	  <seg>Minimal CD boot media</seg>
	  <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/boot.iso</filename></seg>
	  <seg>Network</seg>
	</seglistitem>
	<seglistitem>
	  <seg>Minimal USB boot media</seg>
	  <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/bootdisk.img</filename></seg>
	  <seg>Network</seg>
	</seglistitem>
	<seglistitem>
	  <seg>Minimal PXE boot media</seg>
	  <seg><filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/pxelinux/vmlinuz</filename>, 
	    <filename>fedora/linux/core/7/Fedora/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/images/pxelinux/initrd.img</filename></seg>
	  <seg>Network</seg>
	</seglistitem>
      </segmentedlist>
    </section>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-cannot-download">
    <title>What If I Can't Download &DISTRO;?</title>
    <para>If you do not have a fast Internet connection, or if you have
      a problem creating boot media, downloading may not be an option.
      &DISTRO; DVD and CD distribution media is available from a number
      of online sources around the world at a minimal cost. Use your
      favorite Web search engine to locate a vendor, or refer to <ulink
	url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/SponsoredMedia"/>.</para>
  </section>
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