How To Obtain Fedora Linux from Duke University

by Jerry Winegarden

Last revised 2/26/09

Two step process:

1. Obtain installation (bootable) CD
2. Boot from CD, do installation over network

(Note: you could download the full set of installation CD's and install totally from CD, but it's easier to do a network installation unless you have a dialup internet connection.)

How to Obtain the installation boot CD:

• Fedora (version) 9 for i386 (32-bit PC) boot cd .iso image

  or

• Fedora (version) 9 for x86_64 (64-bit PC) boot cd .iso image
• Use CD burning software on the machine you've downloaded to. burning from a CD image (.iso file). Produces bootable CD.
• label cd as: Fedora 9 boot, Date: mm-dd-yy (i386) or (x64)

Take this CD and boot the machine you want to install on (make sure it's connected to internet).

Take this CD and boot the machine you want to install on (make sure it's connected to internet).

How to Install Fedora Linux from Duke Univ via network

• network install
• obtain ip automatically (for the build)
• install via http
• url: Fedora-9 rpm packages (for i386 (32-bit) pc (in Packages subdirectory)

  or

• url: Fedora-9 rpm packages for x86_64 (64-bit) pc (in Packages subdirectory)

  Note: more detailed instructions for installation yet to come.