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OPS235 Lab 1 - Fedora17

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Part 2: partitioning
=== Part 2: partitioning ===
 
{{Admon/tip |You're supposed to use this hard drive only for this course| But if you really need to use it for two courses, and the professor for the other (probably windows) course will allow it - ask your professor for help with partitioning.}}
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<li>If you get a warning with something like "This device may contain data" - it's probably your new hard drive and you can safely use it.</li> <li>Select '''Create Custom Layout''', we don't want to use the Fedora default setup now.</li> <li value="13">When prompted, make certain to select '''Fresh Install''' On your drive you will need at least the following partitions. These may be primary partitions or logical drives. If you have more space than 160GB available - you can add the extra space in order equal parts to erase any previous contents of the hard disk./home and /var/lib/libvirt/images</li> <ul><li>20GB for /</li>You will be prompted to confirm the options that you have chosen prior to performing the DVD install. If you are not certain, you can "Go Back". As soon as you are satisfied with your selections, then click '''Write Changes to Disk'''. <li>30GB for /home</li> <li>8GB for swap</li> <li>100GB for /var/lib/libvirt/images</li></ul> <li>Record briefly in your lab logbook what activity occurs during this installation processparitions you created of what size and what device names were assigned to them (/dev/sda1, etc.).</li> <li>Select in the next screen the '''Graphical Desktop''' applications, and in the additional repositories section (at the bottom) accept the default settings, then proceed. You may look at what's available if you choose "Customize now" but you don't need to customize the software installed at this point.</li>
<li>Add in your lab logbook a brief description of the term "software repository" and what its major purpose serves (what you think it does). We will not add any existing repositories since we are not currently connected to the Internet. Therefore, we will customize the repositories later.</li>
<li>'''Proceed with the installation. This may take some time'''. Record in your lab log-book the <u>general</u> steps in the installation process (displayed in the dialog box).</li>