Install Linux Server Fedora 25

Fedora

First and foremost, Fedora is a Linux-based operating system created back in 2003 as a community distribution called the Fedora Project. It was released along with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which was to be the next official Linux distribution after Red Hat Linux was discontinued. Its main purpose was to serve as a source of software innovations for the Hat Enterprise Linux releases. This connection between the two Linux distributions explains the origin of the Fedora name – 'fedora' refers to the characteristic fedora hat used in Red Hat's "Shadowman" logo.

Fedora releases

The first set of Fedora releases, known as Fedora Core 1-4, was launched within the period 2003-2005, followed by the Fedora Core 5-6 set in 2006 and Fedora 7 in 2007. Those versions, however, are no longer supported by the Fedora Project. The following Fedora versions – Fedora 8 (introduced in 2007), Fedora 9 (released in the spring of 2008) and Fedora 10 (launched at the end of 2008), are all officially supported by the Fedora project. The latest of them – Fedora 10, code named 'Cambridge', features a whole new set of innovative characteristics such as a new 'Solar' artwork, faster startup with Plymouth, web-based packages installer, ext4 filesystem support, Sugar Desktop Environment and many others.

The Fedora project is famous for being backed up by an ever-increasing community of both advanced and technically inexperienced supporters from around the world who keep creating innovative free open-source software for Fedora users. Moreover, all new features released by the Fedora community can be easily incorporated into any other Linux distribution. This high productivity makes Fedora a 'factory' for free open-source software innovations where everyone could make a contribution as a volunteer worker.

It is a well-established practice of the Fedora developers to distribute all software fixes and innovations by making upstream changes. This makes it possible for any updates to be instantly available to all Linux distributions that already use Fedora features. Examples of very successful open-source software releases under the Fedora Project include: NetworkManager, PolicyKit, FreeIPA. SELinux, HAL, D-bus, PulseAudio.

The flexible capabilities of Fedora also make it easy for everyone to create their own Linux-based distribution. This can be done by means of Fedora's set of spinning tools, allowing individuals to quickly select the desired packages and create live images for CD/DVD or USB, or installation discs. This has helped many of the official Fedora versions such as Fedora Electronic Lab and Fedora Xfce Spin evolve.

Installation Fedora

Insert the Fedora installation disk and start Computer. Then, Following screen is displayed, Push Enter key to proceed.

Select the language you'd like to use during the installation.

This is the default screen for some basic configuration. First, set Keymap, click KEYBOARD icon.

Click "+" button on under-left.

Select your keyboard type and click "Add" button.

After adding keyboard layout, send up your keyboard on the top for 1st priority like follows and click "Done" button which is upper left to finish.

Back to the default screen of [3]. Next, set timezone, click DATE&TIME icon and Click a point on the map you'd like to set your timezone and push "Done" button which is on the upper left.

Back to the default screen of [3]. Click "INSTALLATION DESTINATION", then following screen is shown. If some HDDs are attached on your computer, select installation destination disk. Furthermore, if you'd like to edit the partition layouts manually, select "I will configure partitioning", if you select "Automatically configure partitioning", partitioning are automatically done. If it's OK all, click "Done" button which is upper-left to finish this section.

Back to the default screen of [3]. Set software selection to install. Click SOFTWARE SELECTION icon, then following screen is shown. Select the base environment you'd like to install. This example proceeds with selecting "Fedora Server".

If it's OK all, click "Begin Installation" and proceed to next.

Installation starts and required to set root password and to create a common user. Click the each icon and move to configuration.

On the root password settings, input any password you like and click "Done" button to finish as follows.

On the common user settings, input any username and password you like and click "Done" button to finish as follows.

Click "Reboot" in the lower right after finishing installation.

After rebooting, login prompt is shown like follows. login with root user and his password you set during installation. Installing Fedora 25 completes if you can login normally.

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