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438 Part III . Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution 14. If you have a working Internet connection, you can take advantage of the Web update feature of the installation process. It looks for patches and updated installation packages to make sure your current install is as up to date as possible. Make your selection and click Next. 15. In the final installer screen are two very important buttons: Advanced and Reboot. The Advanced button enables you to create automated installation floppies. These are very handy if you need to install a large number of Mandriva systems or if you plan to reinstall your existing system often, as you might in a testing environment. There are two options for the installation floppies. The first is the Fully Automated Install method, which allows no user interaction and results in installations that are identical. The second is the Replay Installation method. Most of it is automated, but you can interact at critical junctures and change the configuration settings. This is useful if your hardware is identical, but each system requires some customization. After you ve created your installation floppies, click the Reboot button to complete your installation. If you elect to not create installation floppies, click Reboot as well. 16. Before jumping into Mandriva, you need to check the status of your coexisting Windows installation. Select the Windows entry from the Linux boot loader and launch Windows. Windows NT, 2000, XP, and 2003 Server should launch CHKDSK to examine the integrity of the partition and then reboot. 17. After you ve verified that Windows has survived, you are ready to dive into Mandriva. From Windows, perform a restart. When the computer boots back to the Linux boot loader, either select the Linux option from the boot loader, or just let it load itself (Linux is the default option). Summary Although Mandriva may not be as widely known as other Linux distributions, it is arguably one of the most accessible version for novice desktop users. It is especially useful to those who want their Linux installations to exist alongside Windows installations that may not have free partitions for a dedicated Mandriva installation. This chapter explores some of the defining features of Mandriva, including the installer, which incorporates the capability to resize existing Windows partitions nondestructively; an RPM package management (RPMDrake); and system configuration tools. In addition to enabling you to wedge a Linux installation onto a 100 percent Windows partition, the Mandriva installer reliably detects your hardware and provides you with the option of simplified or very granular package selection. The RPM package
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