In an ongoing effort to create a Linux set-up usable by the whole family, I'm reinstalling Fedora 15 with GNOME over my previous install with the LXDE desktop.
So I begin:
- From Windows, insert previously created Live CD for Fedora 15 with GNOME into the DVD drive.
- Reboot
- When the first screen appears, hit Escape button to interrupt the normal boot process.
- Use F12 to choose a temporary start-up device
- Select the CD/DVD drive, hit Enter
- After a bit, a Live user session starts.
- Double-click the 'Install to hard drive' icon.
- Select 'U.S. English' and click Next.
- Select 'Basic Storage Devices' and click Next.
- Enter name of the computer and click Next.
- Select the time zone and click Next.
- Enter the root password twice and click Next.
- Record the root password somewhere safe in case it's forgotten.
- Select 'Replace Existing Linux System(s)' and click Next.
- Receive the final 'Write changes to disk' message. There is no turning back after this point. Click Next.
The installation process starts copying files into the system and updates the screen with progress messages. Eventually you get to a 'Congratulations' message. Click Close.
From the Live session:
- Select 'User -> Log out'
- From icon at upper right, select Restart.
- Click Forward.
- Click Forward.
- Enter user name and password and click Forward.
- Check the time and date and click Forward.
- Select 'Do not send profile' and click Forward. I've already sent the profile for this machine.
- Log in with the new user id and password.
- Click 'Activities'.
- Click 'Applications'.
- Click 'Software Updates'.
- The 'Software Updates' window opens up. (402 updates available.)
- Click 'Install Updates' button.
- At this point I got a 'Transaction Error' message. The details indicated that one of the items required a more recent version of Fedora 15. Find that item in the list and unclick the checkbox.
- Click 'Install Updates' button.
- On the 'Additional Confirmation Required' panel, there are messages that other items need to be installed and removed. Click 'Continue'.
- The download and install takes a long time. Eventually a message is displayed 'A restart is needed. click 'Restart computer'.
During the restart, just let the first screen go by. At the GRUB screen I noticed that two versions of Fedora are listed, followed by item 'Other' (Windows) in the 3rd position. I let the first version of Fedora listed automatically boot, which failed to make progress. After a good wait (no activity on the hard drive for 5+ minutes) I powered down.
Then when I powered up again I selected the second version of Fedora listed. Please note that it took a long time for this (good) version of Fedora to boot up. However, hard drive activity did indicate that progress was being made. Be patient at this point of the install.Eventually I got back to the sign on screen and was able to sign on. The updates were successfully loaded.Some good Fedora resources:
