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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

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.