If you are not dedicating your whole hard disk to Fedora and you don??™t understand partitioning,
refer to Chapter 7, which describes how to set up partitioning to allow multiple
computer operating systems to coexist on the same hard drive. Always be sure to back up everything
before installing a new operating system or making a significant change.
Choosing an Installation Method
You can also install Fedora from any of several different types of media. You can still start the install
process by booting the installation DVD. After booting the install process, however, you can type
linux askmethod at the boot prompt, which offers you the choice of installing Fedora from the
following locations:
Local DVD or CD-ROM??”This is the most common method of installing Fedora and
the one you get by pressing Enter from the Fedora installation boot prompt. Use this section
for both DVD and CD installs. (You may need to change the BIOS if the DVD or CD
doesn??™t boot.) All packages needed to complete the installation are on the DVD that
comes with this book.
HTTP??”Lets you install from a Web page address (http://).
FTP??”Lets you install from an FTP site (ftp://).
NFS image??”Allows you to install from any shared directory on another computer on
your network using the Network File System (NFS) facility.
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