Install Scientific Linux 62011/03/13 |
[1] | Insert Install media and restart Computer. After booting, following screen is shown, then Push Enter key. |
[2] | This is the section to check a media, Skip it if you don't need it. |
[3] | Click "Next" button to proceed. |
[4] | Select the language you'd like to use during the installation. |
[5] | Select the keyboard type you using. |
[6] | Select the type of storage. If you install Scientific Linux 6 to local HD, select 'Basic Storage Devices'. If you install to HD that is connected in storage network area or mainframe, select the bottom. |
[7] | If your HD is new one and not formatted, following warning is shown, Click "Re-initialize all" if it's OK. |
[8] | Set a Hostname of your computer. |
[9] | Set your timezone. |
[10] | Set root user's password. |
[11] | Select installation type as follows. On this example, select "Use All Space" and check a box "Review and modify partitioning layout" to configure partitions manually. |
[12] | This is the section for changing partition layouts. This example shows to configure LVM partition layouts (Set /boot, /. swap, /home on here) . First, select "/" and Click "Edit" button. |
[13] | Reduce the volume size for "/" to make free areas. |
[14] | Click "Create" button, then following screen is shown, Select "LVM Logical Volume" and Click "Create". |
[15] | Input mount point, logical volume's name, size and so on. |
[16] | Click "Next" button if it's OK all. |
[17] | Click 'Format' if it's OK all. |
[18] | Click 'Write Changes to Disk' if it's OK all. |
[19] | Click 'Next' button with keeping default. If you set some parameters for bootloader, Configure it. |
[20] | Select softwares to install. Select 'Minimal' and go next. It's unnecessarry to install many packages at first. But if you are beginer on Linux system, check a box 'Customize now' and Install additional packages because it's inconvenience if only 'Minimal' is installed. |
[21] | If you selected "Customize now" at previous section, following screen is shown. It's better to check a box "Base" if you are beginer. |
[22] | Installation starts. |
[23] | Installation completed. Click "Reboot" button. |
[24] | After rebooting, login prompt is shown, Login with root user. Installing Scientific Linux 6 completed if you can login normally. |