Install Fedora 17 in Windows
Installing Fedora into a virtual machine is pretty much the easiest and
safest way to test out Fedora Linux and all of its features. I’m using a
64-bit version of Windows 7 but this will work on Windows Vista and Mac
OS X as well.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. A computer with reliable Internet access running Windows 7, Vista or Mac OS X.
2. Administrator Permissions over the computer.
3. VirtualBox (which can be downloaded here for free)
4. The Fedora 17 ISO image, which can be downloaded here for free, it’s about 625MB to download
Time Required to Complete the Installation: Around 30 Minutes is more than enough to complete the Installation...
Step 1: Creating the virtual machine
After you have finished downloading VirtualBox and the ISO image, and have installed VirtualBox, open up VirtualBox and click on New
Next, set the name of the virtual machine. I advise that you name it Fedora so it automatically sets the virtual machine as a Fedora system. If you use another name then you’ll need to select Fedora from the drop-down menu
Leave the memory size at the default amount and click next (again)
Making sure that Create new hard disk is selected, click next
Name the hard disk whatever you like but I named it Fedora, then choose how much space you want on the hard drive. I left it as default but if you need a lot of software installed then I’d recommend about 20 GB.
Click Create, then click Create again.
You have now made the virtual machine in which Fedora will be installed.
STEP 2: Installing Fedora (Part 1)
Now that the virtual machine has been created you can now install Fedora. Making sure that the virtual machine that you just made is selected, click on Start
When the First Start Wizard opens, click Next then browse to where you downloaded the Fedora ISO image, then click on Next.
Wait until you see the Fedora 17 boot menu, then click the Enter key on your keyboard or just do nothing. Wait for Fedora to start, and click Install Fedora. Also, press the Right CTRL key and F to go into full screen. Push the same keys again to go back to normal view.
The first parts of the installation are pretty standard, you’ll be asked for your keyboard layout (leave as default), what type of storage device you have (leave as Basic Storage Device), wait for it to load, choose a computer name (Use whatever you want), and then select your time zone from the drop-down menu.
Next you’ll need to enter a root password. This will not be the password that you’ll use to log in, this will be the password you’ll use to access the su command in the Terminal. This should be different to your password which you’ll select later.
Select Use all space.
Then click Next, Format, then Write Changes to Disk (that’s right, three buttons to push)
Wait for the installation to complete. Just when you see the VirtualBox logo, press the F12 quickly (this is important) to prevent the machine from booting, then move the mouse to the bottom of the screen, click Devices => CD/DVD Devices => Remove disk from virtual drive. This is important because if you don’t then the virtual machine will automatically boot to the Fedora ISO image and you won’t be able to complete the installation without shutting down the virtual machine and restarting it. Just make sure that you don’t take out the ‘virtual disk’ until Fedora has restarted otherwise you will really mess it up.
Then click on Machine => Reset => Reset to restart the virtual machine.
STEP 3: Next step is to make your user account. Now to reiterate, this is not the same as your root account, your root account is a super-user that you should never use unless told specifically to otherwise (and this is a promise) sooner or later you will make a mistake (small or large) if you use it too often. You can wreak havoc on the root account, havoc that you can’t even dream on with your normal account so be careful. Choose a username and a password different to your root password for security reasons, then make sure to tick the Add to Administrators group option.
Decide whether you want to send your hardware specs (I wouldn’t bother because you’re using a virtual machine), then click Forward. Then log in with the account you just made.
And that’s it You can now enjoy the wonders of Linux. Don’t forget to run an update by typing su into the terminal, typing your root password, then typing yum update, which will update the kernel and other stuff.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. A computer with reliable Internet access running Windows 7, Vista or Mac OS X.
2. Administrator Permissions over the computer.
3. VirtualBox (which can be downloaded here for free)
4. The Fedora 17 ISO image, which can be downloaded here for free, it’s about 625MB to download
Time Required to Complete the Installation: Around 30 Minutes is more than enough to complete the Installation...
Step 1: Creating the virtual machine
After you have finished downloading VirtualBox and the ISO image, and have installed VirtualBox, open up VirtualBox and click on New
Next, set the name of the virtual machine. I advise that you name it Fedora so it automatically sets the virtual machine as a Fedora system. If you use another name then you’ll need to select Fedora from the drop-down menu
Leave the memory size at the default amount and click next (again)
Making sure that Create new hard disk is selected, click next
Name the hard disk whatever you like but I named it Fedora, then choose how much space you want on the hard drive. I left it as default but if you need a lot of software installed then I’d recommend about 20 GB.
Click Create, then click Create again.
You have now made the virtual machine in which Fedora will be installed.
STEP 2: Installing Fedora (Part 1)
Now that the virtual machine has been created you can now install Fedora. Making sure that the virtual machine that you just made is selected, click on Start
When the First Start Wizard opens, click Next then browse to where you downloaded the Fedora ISO image, then click on Next.
Wait until you see the Fedora 17 boot menu, then click the Enter key on your keyboard or just do nothing. Wait for Fedora to start, and click Install Fedora. Also, press the Right CTRL key and F to go into full screen. Push the same keys again to go back to normal view.
The first parts of the installation are pretty standard, you’ll be asked for your keyboard layout (leave as default), what type of storage device you have (leave as Basic Storage Device), wait for it to load, choose a computer name (Use whatever you want), and then select your time zone from the drop-down menu.
Next you’ll need to enter a root password. This will not be the password that you’ll use to log in, this will be the password you’ll use to access the su command in the Terminal. This should be different to your password which you’ll select later.
Select Use all space.
Then click Next, Format, then Write Changes to Disk (that’s right, three buttons to push)
Wait for the installation to complete. Just when you see the VirtualBox logo, press the F12 quickly (this is important) to prevent the machine from booting, then move the mouse to the bottom of the screen, click Devices => CD/DVD Devices => Remove disk from virtual drive. This is important because if you don’t then the virtual machine will automatically boot to the Fedora ISO image and you won’t be able to complete the installation without shutting down the virtual machine and restarting it. Just make sure that you don’t take out the ‘virtual disk’ until Fedora has restarted otherwise you will really mess it up.
Then click on Machine => Reset => Reset to restart the virtual machine.
STEP 3: Next step is to make your user account. Now to reiterate, this is not the same as your root account, your root account is a super-user that you should never use unless told specifically to otherwise (and this is a promise) sooner or later you will make a mistake (small or large) if you use it too often. You can wreak havoc on the root account, havoc that you can’t even dream on with your normal account so be careful. Choose a username and a password different to your root password for security reasons, then make sure to tick the Add to Administrators group option.
Decide whether you want to send your hardware specs (I wouldn’t bother because you’re using a virtual machine), then click Forward. Then log in with the account you just made.
And that’s it You can now enjoy the wonders of Linux. Don’t forget to run an update by typing su into the terminal, typing your root password, then typing yum update, which will update the kernel and other stuff.
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