Linux installation:
Installing Linux:
Linux is an operating system. It is the
software on a computer that assists applications and the computer machinist to
access the devices on the computer to perform desired functions. The processor
completes the instructed task, and then refers the results back to the
application by the operating system
a. Identifying distribution:
Ubuntu
is an open-source operating system (OS) based on the Debian GNU/Linux
distribution. Ubuntu was first released in 2004. The project is sponsored by
Canonical Ltd., a U.K.-based company that generates revenue by selling support
and services. There are many Versions of Ubuntu. They are Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu
12.10, Ubuntu 12.04.2, Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS and Current Version is Ubuntu 12.04.4
LTS.For the Installation, I have Selected Ubuntu 12.10.It is installed in
Oracle Virtual Box.
Process Involved in Linux Installation
Key Stages:
-Select
Language Type and Click Install Ubuntu
-Create
New Partition Table and click install now
-Choose
the location and click continue
Fig 4:- Select the
keyboard language and click continue
-Create
User Name and Password and click continue
As
disk partition is done in virtual box we have allocated the minimum memory
space. Disk partitioning is selected customize and set in the following ways in
Virtual Box.
-Choose
installation type
-Choose
New Partition Table
-Create
Partition give size and mount point
Mount
Part, and Choose the Mount Points:
Partition
number
|
Mount
point
|
Size
(MB)
|
1
|
/boot
|
500
|
2
|
/home
|
5000
|
3
|
/var
|
5000
|
4
|
/usr
|
5000
|
5
|
/tmp
|
5000
|
6
|
/root
|
20914
|
Total
|
Nearly
40 GB
|
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