Installation Overview
The Linux installation procedure performs two tasks:
Gathers information
Installs Linux
To install correctly, the Linux installation procedure needs the following information:
Local information: The language the user prefers to use. The local time zone.
Hardware information: Linux communicates with the computer hardware—to display information on the monitor, to send documents to the printer, to store data in a file on the hard disk, to send information via the modem, etc. To communicate correctly, Linux needs to know which hardware is installed, including the type of monitor, type of modem, type of printer, and so on.
Where to install Linux: Is Linux to be installed on the entire hard disk or only part of it? Is Linux sharing ...
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