Introducing UNIX and Linux

Installing Linux

Overview
Starting out
Preliminaries
      Collecting information about your system
      Installation options
Single boot
Dual boot
      Booting from CD/floppy
      Booting from your hard disk
      A partitionless install
      A dedicated Linux partition
Emulators
      VMware
      WINE
Installing Linux
      Installer software
      Linux partitioning
            Typical partitions
            User accounts
      LILO
The window manager
KDE
      Desktop help
      Applications
      The KDE Control Center
      File access and the command prompt
Summary

Preliminaries

Before you begin with the installation of Linux it is important that you establish a match between the requirements of your chosen Linux download and the capabilities of your computer system.

Linux turns out to be extremely versatile and it is therefore likely that your computer will be able to run Linux in one form or another. The 'build' you choose may however depend on the amount of processor power you have available, the amount of RAM (Random Access Memory) and the amount of hard disk space you are able to commit to Linux.