How To Install Linux

How To Install Linux

System Requirements:

Operating Systems	Processors	Disk Space	RAM
32-Bit and 64-Bit MATLAB and Simulink Product Families
Supported distributions*: Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04 LTS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11.x Debian 5.x	Any Intel or AMD x86 processor supporting SSE2 instruction set**	1 GB for MATLAB only, 3–4 GB for a typical installation	1024 MB (At least 2048 MB recommended)

v Choose A PC For Linux

Ø Preinstalled PC’s. HP, IBM, and Dell are increasingly supporting Linux.

Ø Recycle an older PC.

v Prepare The System

Ø Back up your data.

Ø Record your network configuration information. (IP Address, DNS, DHCP)

Ø Check the cables.

Ø Make sure your PC can boot from a CD.

v Start The Installation

Ø Insert the distribution's first installation CD or DVD.

Ø Select the Installation option.

Ø Choose a language for the installation.

v Installation Choices

Ø System. This will display system data about the CPU, drives, network, video and sound cards, and other peripherals. You can view or write the data to a file.

Ø Installation mode. When an OS is already installed on a system, this option will let you do a new installation over an existing Linux OS, update or repair an existing Linux installation, or boot the PC from the existing OS.

Ø Keyboard layout. If you want to fine-tune the keyboard defaults, choose this option and use the Expert Settings option at the bottom of the keyboard setup screen. This lets you disable the CAPS LOCK key, turn the CAPS LOCK/NUM LOCK keys on or off at boot-up, and more.

Ø Mouse. The installer will probably detect and configure your mouse properly, but you may want to choose your mouse with this option and test it to make sure.

Ø Partitioning. This option lets you determine how your hard drive space is allocated and used.

Ø Software. The option lets you determine which software you want to install.

Ø Booting. This lets you determine how your system will boot, with such options available as booting to Windows or another OS when the system starts up.

Ø Time zone. This option lets you select the appropriate time zone for your situation. The default is Pacific Time.

Ø Language. The default language for this distribution is English, American, but you can change it to a language that's appropriate for your situation.

Ø Default runlevel. Runlevel specifies how Linux will operate. Options include running the system as a single- or multiuser machine, as a networked machine, and using a GUI (graphical user interface) Windows manager or not. The default is 5, which sets the system to run as a networked multiuser system with a graphical login.

v Partitioning

v Choose Software

v Configure

Ø After the software is copied, the installer will proceed to the system-configuration steps, which include the following

§ Enter a root password.

§ Configure the network.

§ Test the Internet connection.

§ Determine a user authentication method.

§ Add a new local user.

§ Read the release notes.

§ Configure the hardware.

§ The installation is now complete.

v Reboot the system, but don't forget to remove the last install CD.