Tutorials/Installation/Install using Anaconda f18 RC1 DVDx86 64

Install using Anaconda f18 RC4 DVDx86_64

Recommended References

Fedora Installation Guide for f18

Very complete discussion of options

Installation Quick Start Guide

Less detailed instructions on how to install f18

This tutorial uses a booted dd to USB of the DVD.iso

Updated Jan 06 2013
This install is used when you want to install a fedora 18 desktop to a hard-disk;: A similar but simpler installer is entered in booted Live CD's using the command liveinst in root sugar-terminal(su) or other root terminal.
this differs from the installer on fedora 17 or older versions: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Tutorials/Installation/Install_SoaS_in_VirtualBox

anaconda NuUI installer is NEW and has bugs:

http://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/current

A major feature of f18 is the development of newUI a new anaconda.

write installer USB with dd

Insert USB
Start root terminal in directory where Fedora-18-x86_64-DVD.iso is located

su
password

determine USB device name:

[root@localhost RC1]#
mount
....
/dev/sdb1 on /run/media/(user)/Fedora 18 x86_64 type iso9660  (ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,iocharset=utf8,mode=0400,dmode=0500,uhelper=udisks2)
....

write USB:

[root@localhost RC1]# dd if=Fedora-18-x86_64-DVD.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=2M
2180+0 records in
2180+0 records out
4571791360 bytes (4.6 GB) copied, 1306.78 s, 3.5 MB/s
[root@localhost RC1]#

Start Installer

If you select: Test this media & and install Fedora (the default) there will be 4 minute or longer wait as file checking is done ( xx% completion will show)

Install Fedora (top line) has no delay.

check the box to set the keyboard to match your language selection if non-uS keyboard

Anaconda main Hub

WAIT until Installation source and software selection checking finishes before clicking on any spokes otherwise installer may hang.

When it finishes:

Click on each section (spoke) to change or set your choices: click [Done] to return to main Hub

Storage (Disk Selection) then [DONE]

Select Disk or USB you want to install to (It will change color to blue)
To format the disk or reclaim space; click on [Continue] in right bottom of installer screen

NOTE: Disk selection filters out non-selected Disks and makes them invisible to the installer

A booted dd USB will show on initial selection screen DO NOT Select it.

If the Install target is empty you can skip the next step; If you want a default LVM install

Select the Target (changes color (Blue)

Click [Back}

Reclaim Space

Used for Custom partitioning

Click on [Continue] at right bottom of window

Select the Partitioning type first

[+] partition scheme drop down box click > [+]

Standard Partition

BTRFS

LVM (default)

[ X ]"I don't not need help: Let me customize disk partitioning"

Click on this link ^ to Take you to Custom and Raid Partitioning

(box is Checked)

[ ]"I don't not need help: Let me customize disk partitioning"

Not Checked

[Reclaim space]

Reclaim Disk space window

shows disk partitions with drop down boxes - default is Preserve click on Preserve; get dropdowns Preserve; Delete

select your choice
Note in latest anaconda (18.37-11) the selections are now located on the bottom line of the reclaim window.: http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-RC4/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-18-x86_64-DVD.iso

When finished [Reclaim space] returns to main Hub

Click [Done] to return to main hub

Main Hub

Software Selection and [Done]

select left column (Environment) and right Column (Add-ons)

Gnome-desktop is default
scroll down left column and select the Desktop Environment you want to install

Note this is a screenshot from RC1 netinstall

RC1 DVD has fewer options (No mate or cinnamon)

Wait for Checking software dependencies to finish

Network Configuration and [Done]

recognizes wired DHCP connections if present
Wireless will show up if wlan0 is visible and supported

[Configure] to set up either connection.

Time Zone select and [Done]

Begin Installation

Appears when all warnings for unfinished spokes are gone

Root Password

Appears after install begins

Enter password on both lines and hit [back]

hit [back] a second time for a weak password.

If the root password is not entered during install; anaconda will pause at the greyed out [Finish Configuration] until it is entered.

Once the root password is entered [Finish Configuration] appears and the install will complete.

Wait for [Reboot], (or [Quit] if live), when install is completed.