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Oracle Linux 5 Installation

1. Boot from the CD or DVD. At the boot screen, press the "Enter" key.

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2. Press the "tab" key to move focus to the "Skip" key, then press the "Enter" key to

continue.

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3. On the "Welcome" screen, click the "Next" button.

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4. Select the appropriate language, then click the "Next" button.

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5. Select the relevant keyboard setting, then click the "Next" button.

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6. Click the "Yes" button on the disk partitioning warning dialog.

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7. Check the "Review and modify partitioning layout" option, then allow the installer to

automatically partition the disk by clicking on the "Next" button.

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8. Click the "Yes" button on the subsequent warning dialog.

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9. The installer will list the default partitioning scheme for your size disk.

The following screen shots show the actions I take for small test installations

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10. Edit the "/boot" partition, setting it to "150M" and "Fixed size", then click the "OK"

button.

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11. The "/root" and "/swap" partitions are part of a volume group.

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12. Edit the "/root" partition, setting it to "8000 MB", then click the "OK" button.

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13. Edit the "swap" partition, setting it to "2048M", then click the "OK" button.

If you need additional swap space, simply make this partition bigger.

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14. The partitions screen should now looks something like the following picture, then click

the "Next" button.

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15. Accept the boot loader settings by clicking the "Next" button.

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16. Configure the network interface with the apropriate settings. This can be done

automatically using DHCP, or manually.

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17. If you are not using DHCP, enter the appropriate IP addess and subnet mask, then click

the "OK" button.

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18. If you are not using DHCP, enter the host name, gateway and DNS information, then

click the "Next" button.

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19. Select the relevant region by clicking on the map.

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20. Select the relevant city by clicking on the map. Click on the "Next" button to proceed.

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21. Enter a root password for the server, then click the "Next" button to proceed.

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22. Select the "Customize now" option and the appropriate installation type and click the

"Next" button.

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23. The "Package Group Selection" screen allows you to select the required package groups,

and individual packages within the details section. When you've made your selection,

click the "Next" button.

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24. On the "About to Install" screen, click the "Next" button.

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25. Click the "Continue" button on the "Required Install Media" screen.

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26. During the installation phase, enter the appropriate CDs as requested.

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27. Click the "Reboot" button to complete the installation.

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28. On the "Welcome" screen, click the "Forward" button.

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29. Accept the license agreement and click the "Forward" button.

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30. On the Firewall screen, choose the "Disabled" option and click the "Forward" button.

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31. Click the "Yes" button on the subsequent warning screen.

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32. On the SELinux screen, choose the "Disabled" option and click the "Forward" button.

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33. Click the "Yes" button on the subsequent warning screen.

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34. Accept the default setting on the Kdump screen by clicking the "Forward" button.

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35. Adjust the Date and Time settings if necessary, and click the "Forward" Button.

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36. If you have an Unbreakable Linux Support account, you can enter it here and register

your system. Alternatively, you can pick the "No, I prefer to register at a later time"

option and click the "Forward" button to avoid this step.

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37. Create an additional system user if required, and click the "Next" button.

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38. If you chose not to define an additional system user, click the "Continue" button on the

resulting warning dialog.

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39. On the sound card screen, click the "Forward" button.

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40. On the "Additional CDs" screen, click the "Finish" button.

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41. Click the "OK" button on the reboot request dialog.

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42. Once the system has rebooted, you are presented with the login screen.

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43. Once logged in, you are ready to use the desktop.