linux installation

ahusain29 · 11-16-2008, 08:49 AM

Hi I have a 40GB hard disk and have the ISO for fedora 9,
Currenlty it has win xp I want to install only linux on this hard drive for college project
I want to install it through my USB also before installing I want to create the file format and partitioning how do i do that ........please help
thanks

**K-B** · 11-16-2008, 11:03 AM

You can download the GParted Live CD ISO and burn it to a disk:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

Some Linux distros (including Ubuntu) include Gparted on their Live CD, I'm not sure if Fedora does or not.

**wmorri** · 11-16-2008, 07:53 PM

Hi to go along with what K-B said please have a look at this:

Please follow these instructions line for line. This will allow you to partition your hdd. You will need two things, an ISO file from Gparted, and a program that will allow you to burn a LiveCD. I would recommend CDburnerXP, or Finalburner. Unless you have a cd burner that will burn ISO files. A regular cd burning program won't work. It must have an ISO burning function.

Go to GParted, then download an ISO file for the latest version.
Download a copy of CDburnerXP or Finalburner or an ISO burner of your choice.
Burn a LiveCd

Let me know when you have that done and I will help you with the next step.

Cheers!

ahusain29 · 11-17-2008, 07:54 PM

first of all let me thank both of you

I have burned a live cd of gpart using roxio....after that i booted my pc from the cdrom and the gpart application started since i was new i have no clue because i have 2 hard disk in my pc one is c: and the other is e:

the o.s installed is win xp and i want to install linux on e:

now how do i do with the formating of e: by gpart and than install linux ?

alpenadiver · 11-18-2008, 04:03 AM

depending on the type of drives IDE or SATA, linux will list them like this:
IDE drives
/dev/hda = primary master
/dev/hdb = primary slave
/dev/hdc = secondary master, and so on.

SATA drives
/dev/sda = your first drive
/dev/sdb = second drive, and so on.

On my system which uses SATA drives my XP install is on, and boots from /dev/sdb, and linux resides on /dev/sda

Most if not all current linux distros will have a partition manager during the install, you can go with the default partition scheme, or you can create your own the three partitions linux needs are
/ = root
/home = the directory where all user files and settings are stored
/swap = this is your swap file, same as the page file in windows

**wmorri** · 11-18-2008, 04:26 AM

Hi,

Please follow thiese instructions, as closely as possible. This way you will have the most success with partitioning your hdd!

Insert your GParted livecd
Reboot up your computer until you see your splash screen.
Hit F8, ESC, or F12 continuosly until you get the boot-loader
Choose the drive that your livecd is in
Wait for GParted to start up, then choose which ever graphics mode you want
When GParted boots up you will see a screen similar to this
Choose the hdd that you want to partition and take a look a the partitions
Choose the partition that you want to change and right click it. Choose delete from the menu. See here
Now choose the partition that you want to change the size of and right click it and choose Resize/Move
Now move the arrows to the size that you want it to be and click the Resize/Move button
Last click the check mark to apply the changes and let the program work.

I know that this is a long list, but I thought that it would be better than having you follow it in paragraph form.

Let me know when you are all done, and if you have any questions.Only change the partitions that you want to. Don't mess with anything that you aren't sure of

Cheers!

**Bartender** · 11-18-2008, 07:43 AM

ahusain -
Once you've got GParted up and running, look up in the right-hand corner. You'll see a little box that'll say something like "/dev/sda" or maybe "/dev/hda". Click on the arrows next to that box to look at either of your drives.
You'll have to set aside the Windows "C drive" and "D drive" terminology. Linux uses different terms for the drives.
As alpendiver said, you're going to see "sda" for your first drive and "sdb" for your second drive. The first partition on sda will be sda1, second partition sda2, and so on. It's very simple. The hardest part is setting aside what you already knew!
In GParted, you either right-click on the partition map itself or right-click on the text describing the partitions below the map to get a context menu with tasks.
One thing with GParted - you can assign several tasks before actually telling GParted to do them. This is not a good idea. If you tell GParted to format an area, or delete a partition, or whatever, "Apply" that task and have GParted actually do it. It's easy to let several tasks stack up but it's not a good practice.

11-16-2008, 08:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
ahusain29 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 OS: win xp	linux installation Hi I have a 40GB hard disk and have the ISO for fedora 9, Currenlty it has win xp I want to install only linux on this hard drive for college project I want to install it through my USB also before installing I want to create the file format and partitioning how do i do that ........please help thanks

11-16-2008, 11:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
K-B Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,767 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Re: linux installation You can download the GParted Live CD ISO and burn it to a disk: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php Some Linux distros (including Ubuntu) include Gparted on their Live CD, I'm not sure if Fedora does or not. __________________

11-16-2008, 07:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator Alt. Computing Join Date: May 2008 Location: /etc/pm Posts: 1,221 OS: Vista Basic SP1/Ubuntu 8.04/Fedora 10	Re: linux installation Hi to go along with what K-B said please have a look at this: Please follow these instructions line for line. This will allow you to partition your hdd. You will need two things, an ISO file from Gparted, and a program that will allow you to burn a LiveCD. I would recommend CDburnerXP, or Finalburner. Unless you have a cd burner that will burn ISO files. A regular cd burning program won't work. It must have an ISO burning function. Go to GParted, then download an ISO file for the latest version. Download a copy of CDburnerXP or Finalburner or an ISO burner of your choice. Burn a LiveCd Let me know when you have that done and I will help you with the next step. Cheers! __________________ If I have posted on your thread and haven't replied within 48hrs please PM me. I will try to be as prompt as possible! Linux Forever! Learning is doing, not being able to follow steps put forth by others. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.

11-17-2008, 07:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
ahusain29 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 OS: win xp	Re: linux installation first of all let me thank both of you I have burned a live cd of gpart using roxio....after that i booted my pc from the cdrom and the gpart application started since i was new i have no clue because i have 2 hard disk in my pc one is c: and the other is e: the o.s installed is win xp and i want to install linux on e: now how do i do with the formating of e: by gpart and than install linux ?

11-18-2008, 04:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
alpenadiver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Alpena, Michigan Posts: 88 OS: Fedora Core 8 My System	Re: linux installation depending on the type of drives IDE or SATA, linux will list them like this: IDE drives /dev/hda = primary master /dev/hdb = primary slave /dev/hdc = secondary master, and so on. SATA drives /dev/sda = your first drive /dev/sdb = second drive, and so on. On my system which uses SATA drives my XP install is on, and boots from /dev/sdb, and linux resides on /dev/sda Most if not all current linux distros will have a partition manager during the install, you can go with the default partition scheme, or you can create your own the three partitions linux needs are / = root /home = the directory where all user files and settings are stored /swap = this is your swap file, same as the page file in windows

11-18-2008, 04:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator Alt. Computing Join Date: May 2008 Location: /etc/pm Posts: 1,221 OS: Vista Basic SP1/Ubuntu 8.04/Fedora 10	Re: linux installation Hi, Please follow thiese instructions, as closely as possible. This way you will have the most success with partitioning your hdd! Insert your GParted livecd Reboot up your computer until you see your splash screen. Hit F8, ESC, or F12 continuosly until you get the boot-loader Choose the drive that your livecd is in Wait for GParted to start up, then choose which ever graphics mode you want When GParted boots up you will see a screen similar to this Choose the hdd that you want to partition and take a look a the partitions Choose the partition that you want to change and right click it. Choose delete from the menu. See here Now choose the partition that you want to change the size of and right click it and choose Resize/Move Now move the arrows to the size that you want it to be and click the Resize/Move button Last click the check mark to apply the changes and let the program work. I know that this is a long list, but I thought that it would be better than having you follow it in paragraph form. Let me know when you are all done, and if you have any questions.Only change the partitions that you want to. Don't mess with anything that you aren't sure of Cheers! __________________ If I have posted on your thread and haven't replied within 48hrs please PM me. I will try to be as prompt as possible! Linux Forever! Learning is doing, not being able to follow steps put forth by others. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.

11-18-2008, 07:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bartender Mentally divergent Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA, USA Posts: 1,231 OS: W2K, Ubuntu 8.04	Re: linux installation ahusain - Once you've got GParted up and running, look up in the right-hand corner. You'll see a little box that'll say something like "/dev/sda" or maybe "/dev/hda". Click on the arrows next to that box to look at either of your drives. You'll have to set aside the Windows "C drive" and "D drive" terminology. Linux uses different terms for the drives. As alpendiver said, you're going to see "sda" for your first drive and "sdb" for your second drive. The first partition on sda will be sda1, second partition sda2, and so on. It's very simple. The hardest part is setting aside what you already knew! In GParted, you either right-click on the partition map itself or right-click on the text describing the partitions below the map to get a context menu with tasks. One thing with GParted - you can assign several tasks before actually telling GParted to do them. This is not a good idea. If you tell GParted to format an area, or delete a partition, or whatever, "Apply" that task and have GParted actually do it. It's easy to let several tasks stack up but it's not a good practice.