Installing the Fedora System

Until now, Fedora has been gathering information; your hard disk is unchanged. The next part of the installation procedure copies files onto your hard disk, changing your hard disk. Fedora displays a warning screen, shown in Figure 4-16.

Figure 4-16. The warning screen in Fedora Core 2.

The installation procedure is as follows:

1.
Formats the hard disk, displaying a status bar as it progresses
2.
Displays a list of the CDs required for the installation
3.
Installs the software, reporting its progress as shown below
4.
Requests a different CD when it needs one, as shown below
5.
Performs some post-installation ...

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