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Introduction and Installation

GNU/Linux

Presented by
Aphirak Jansang
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Outline
 Introduction to GNU/Linux
 Install GNU/Linux Slackware

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What is GNU?
 GNU is
 project in Free Software Foundation (FSF)
http://www.gnu.org/fsf/fsf.html
 Organization that maintain and collect
many free software
Ex. bash, gcc, make and etc...
 GNU stand for Gnu ‘s Not Unix
http://www.gnu.org
 Initiated by Richard Stallman since 1984

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What is Linux?
 Linux is
 Linux - LInux ‘s Not UniX
 name of core kernel of GNU/Linux
 Initiated development by Linus Trovals since 1991
 Based on GPL (GNU Public Licensed)
http://developer.thai.net/gpl/ (Thai)
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html#SEC1 (English)

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Linux Kernel Release Number

 Release Number a.b.c
 a - means major release
 b - if b is odd means development release
if b is event means stable release
 c - minor number ( patch number of major release )
 Linux Kernel maintainer
 Release 2.0.x - ??? ( Outdate now )
 Release 2.2.x - Alan Cox
 Release 2.4.x - Marcelo Tosatti ( Current Stable )
 Release 2.5.x - Linus Trovals ( Current Development )

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What is GNU/Linux?
 GNU/Linux is
 Operating System that compose with
 LINUX – Core Kernel
 GNU Software– Free software
 GNU/Linux is free.
 You can redistribute and modify
GNU/Linux while you don’t break GPL.

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GNU/Linux Distribution
 GNU/Linux Distribution is
 Collection of setup suite, binary software
and Linux kernel.
 Example of GNU/Linux Distributions
 TLE, SIS, Redhat, Mandrake, Slackware
 Setup suite interface
 Text – Slackware, Debian, …
 Graphic – TLE, SIS, Redhat, Mandrake, …

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GNU/Linux Slackware
 Currently stable version of Slackware is
8.1
 Running on i386 compatible only
 Currently based around the 2.4 Linux
kernel series
 Running Mode: Text or Graphic
 Text based installation interface

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System Requirement
 1 Slackware 8.1 CD
 2 Installation Disk Set
( if Slackware CD can not boot )
 3 Free space of harddisk about 3 GByte
for full installation
 4 Minimum RAM 32 Mbyte

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Basic Installation Step

 1 Prepare Installation Floppy disk set
( if your Slackware CD is not bootable )
 2 Boot system from floppy disk or
Slackware CD
 3 Create Linux partition
 4 Use setup program for install Linux
 5 Restart

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1. Create Slackware
Installation Floppy Disk Sets

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Create Slackware Installation

Floppy Disk Sets
 Step1 Download all boot/root floppy disk from
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/bootdisks/
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/rootdisks/

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Create Slackware Installation

Floppy Disk Sets
 Step2 use rawrite.exe program from
bootdisks directory to create boot/root floppy
disks from following files
 bootdisks/bare.i
 rootdisks/install.1
 rootdisks/install.2
 rootdisks/install.3
 rootdisks/install.4
 rootdisks/install.5

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Create Slackware Installation

Floppy Disk Sets
 Example Using rawrite.exe to create floppy
from bare.i
1. Image file

2. Destination Floppy Drive

3. Press Enter

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2. Boot system from floppy disk

Or Slackware CD

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Boot system from floppy disk

or Slackware CD
 Step3 Restart the machine and set the
bios for booting from floppy disk (bare.i
floppy disk) or Slackware CD

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3. Create Linux Partition

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Create Linux Partition

 Harddisk Symbolic in Linux
 For IDE Harddisk
 hda means ide-primary-master
 hdb means ide-primary-slave
 hdc means ide-secondary-master
 hdd mean ide-secondary-slave
 For SCSI Harddisk
 sda means SCSI on LUN0
 sdb means SCSI on LUN1

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Create Linux Partition

 HowTo call “cfdisk”
 1 Decided what harddisk will be use ( hda,
hdb, hdc or hdd)
 2 Use cfdisk command follow by /dev/hd?
Example if we would like to install linux in
primary master
cfdisk /dev/hda

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Create Linux Partition

 cfdisk interface

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Create Linux Partition

 What partition have to be created
 / size 2.5 Gbyte partition type “linux”
 swap size 0.5 Gbyte partition type “linux swap”

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4. Use setup program for install

Linux

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Setup program for install Linux

 Call setup program by use “setup” after
quit from “cfdisk” program

1. Select ADDSWAP – Enter OK

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Setup program for install Linux

 After select ADDSWAP. System will detect and
ask for install linux swap partition.

2. Enter Yes
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Setup program for install Linux

 Successful result from install linux swap
partition.

3. Enter Exit
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Setup program for install Linux

 Choose Yes for continue install Linux.

4. Choose Yes

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Setup program for install Linux

 Select target partition for install Linux

5. Select partition to be / and Enter Select

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Setup program for install Linux

 System ask for
 Format
 Format with check
 no format target partition.

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6. Select Format and Enter OK
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Setup program for install Linux

 System ask for type of Linux partition
 Ext3
 Reiserfs
 Ext2

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7. Select ext3 and Enter OK
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Setup program for install Linux

 Choose default and Press OK

8. Select 4096 (default value) and Enter OK

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Setup program for install Linux

 Press Yes -> continue installation

9. Enter Yes

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Setup program for install Linux

 Select source media for installation

10. Select Install from CD-Rom and Enter OK

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Setup program for install Linux

 Search Method for Slackware CD
 Auto

 Manual

11. Select Auto and Enter OK

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Setup program for install Linux

 This screen will show after found
Slackware CD. Press Yes to continue.

12. Enter Yes

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Setup program for install Linux

 Select Package Series to install

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13. Select Package Series and Enter OK
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Setup program for install Linux

 Select Mode for install and press OK

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14. Select full and Enter OK
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Setup program for install Linux

Waiting for Installing Process - ZZzz

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Setup program for install Linux

 Choose Skip and Press OK

15. Select skip and Enter OK 38

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Setup program for install Linux

 Make bootdisk

16. Select skip and Enter Create

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Setup program for install Linux

 Custom screen font setting

17. Enter No – Use default screen font

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Setup program for install Linux

 Install LILO (LInux LOader)

18. Select simple and Enter OK

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Setup program for install Linux

 Choose text mode screen at boot time
 Real Text Mode
 Frame Buffer Mode

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19. Select standard and Enter OK
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Setup program for install Linux

 Location to be installed Linux Loader

20. Enter MBR and Enter OK

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Setup program for install Linux

 Configuration Mose Type

21. Select PS/2 and Enter OK 44

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Setup program for install Linux

 Setting up Host Information

22. Enter OK – Type Hostname in Input Box

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Setup program for install Linux

 Setting network information

23. Enter OK – Static IP – Manual Setting 46

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Setup program for install Linux

 We have to confirm that our network
information is correct before go to next step.

24. Enter Yes – Confirm Network Information Setting

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Setup program for install Linux

 Choose configuration for sendmail program

25. Select SMTP and Enter OK

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Setup program for install Linux

 Setting up clock reference

26. Select No and Enter OK ( Asia/Bangkok )

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Setup program for install Linux

 Choose Default Windows Manager

27. Enter OK – Select what you would like to use

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Setup program for install Linux

 Setting root password

28. Enter Yes and type root password

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Setup program for install Linux

 Setup finish now – Choose Exit

6. Select Exit - Enter OK

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5. Restart Machine

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Restart Machine
 Restart machine after we exit from
setup program by use 3 keys
(Ctrl+Alt+Del)

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Finish Install GNU/Linux Slackware

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Resouces
 GNU Linux Distribution
 Thai Distributions
 Linux TLE – http://linux.thai.net/linux-tle/
 Linux SIS – http://www.nectec.or.th/linux-sis/
 Other Distributions
 Redhat – http://www.redhat.com
 Mandrake – http://www.linux-mandrake.com/
 Debian – http://www.debian.org/
 Slackware – http://www.slackware.com/
 SuSE – http://www.suse.com/
 Etc,…

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