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- This is a basic (quick-start) guide to installing Pisi Linux.
- This guide is based on an install of Pisi Linux 1.0 (RC v1 'Izmir').
- The installer itself is called YALI (Yet Another Linux Installer).
Prerequisites:
- 64bit processor
- 12GB recommended minimum space for install
- Obtain ISO http://packages.pisilinux.org/iso/
- Burn ISO to either optical or USB media (Optical media should be 'burnt' using a slow speed)
- CLI method for bootable USB media:
sudo dd bs=4M if=Pisi-Linux-Rc1-izmir-v01.iso of=/dev/sdX(Replace 'X' to match your target USB drive, for example: sdb, sdc, etc ...)
- Press F2
- Select language
- Press ENTER to confirm
Note: If no selection is made within within 10 seconds, the installer will proceed - using the default (Turkish) language.
- Select 1st item from tools menu (launch installer)
- Press ENTER
Note: the Linux kernel will now load and some output will be displayed, before automatically moving on to the next step
- Click in the check-box to accept the licensing terms
- Click Next
- If you wish to check the integrity of the installation media, click Validate, then click Next
Note: although this may take a little while, this step is worthwhile and recommended
- Set date and time
- Set region and city
- Click Next
- Create a regular user account
- For more options or to create additional users, click on Advanced (note: additional users may optionally be created post-install)
- Click Next
- Create an Administrator
- You may also customize the host-name of your computer if you wish
Note: as the Administrator (or Superuser) has absolute privileges, it is especially important that a strong password is allocated to this account
Use All Disk
- Installer will partition disk automatically. Any existing data will be lost
Shrink Current System
- Shrink an existing Windows (or other OS) partition to make room for Pisi Linux. Ensure existing data is backed up as a precaution
Use Free Space
- Installer will use available free space
Manual Partitioning
- As the other methods are either automatic or guided, a (basic) manual partitioning example will be outlined in the following slides
- Click on free space
- Click Create
- Choose Standard
- Click Partition
- Click on the USE field and select / (this will be the 'root' file-system)
- Leave file-system as ext4 if unsure
- Adjust partition size using either the slider, up-down arrows, or enter a value directly
- Click force to be a primary partition
- Click OK
To create a 'swap' partition, repeat the partitioning example, but ignore the USE step and instead of ext4 file-system, select swap
Note: 'Swap-space' is the term for swapping pages of memory from RAM to a predetermined area of a hard disk. This is performed, for instance, when RAM becomes full: data for lower priority tasks is 'demoted' from RAM, to hard disk 'swap space' As there are a few variables, you should tailor swap to your specific system - and it's intended use. But just as a generic example: 2GB swap for a desktop with 2GB of RAM, plenty of HD space and general computing
- When you have finished partitioning click Next
- A warning will advise you that the partition setup will now be written to disk. Click Format to proceed
- Click Next
- If unsure, just accept the default setup and click Next
- Review the summary, then click Start Installation
- Click Write changes to disk to commit the actual installation
- An introductory slide-show will then commence while the installation takes place
Upon re-boot, 'Kaptan' the desktop-greeter will launch to help you configure some basic desktop settings