Sidux/System installation
< Sidux
Downloading
[edit | edit source]- What you have to do first is downloading ISO image of aptosid (former: sidux) from the project page:
- I'll make my installation on old laptop Compaq Evo N620c, Pentium M 1.3GHz, !.5GB RAM, 40GB hard drive,
- graphic card ATI Radeon 7500 so i choose XFCE.
- I suggest to use any download manager such as FlashGet, GetRight or Firefox web browser with DownThemAll! add-on.
Burning
[edit | edit source]- Most burning applications have "iso image burn/write" option so use that one.
- Burning should be make as slow speed as possible to evoid writing mistakes.
Attention !
[edit | edit source]If you have only one partition on your computer hard drive with Windows installed on it, you must:
- Make cleaning "C" drive: to remove all unwanted files.
- Make defragmentation of "C" drive.
- Make Back-up of Windows system to an external drive or burn it on CD/DVD drives.
Booting live CD
[edit | edit source]- Put sidux CD/DVD in your computer optical drive.
- Re-start your computer and get to BIOS with F2 or F10 bottom.
- Go to BOOT section - choose BOOT from optical drive as the first booting option.
- Next: SAVE CHANGES.
- Confirm changes with F10 and start sidux live CD.
- After displaying BOOT LOADER choose F2 from OPTIONS if you want to change language (default=english).
- Click ENTER to load system.
Network configuration
[edit | edit source]- Having ETHERNET connection do nothing, connection will be established itself.
- WIRELESS (Wi-fi) connection - have a look Ceni
Installation
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Any changes you make on hard drive may damage existing file system
- you do that on your own risk!
This is sample partitioning - it may be vary, dependent of existing partitions.
1. Running installation
[edit | edit source]- Choose "sidux-installer" icon from desktop-> then Next
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Install1en.png/600px-Install1en.png)
2. Standard partitioning
[edit | edit source]- Run Partition Manager "gParted" for : /dev/sda -> Forward
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Install2en.png/600px-Install2en.png)
- 2.1. Partition /dev/sda1 (C:) contains system Windows with ntfs file system.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Install3en.png/600px-Install3en.png)
- 2.2. Partition /dev/sda5 (D:) contains ntfs file system - delete it.
- 2.3. Create new partition on unallocated space as "Extended partition".
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Install4en.png/600px-Install4en.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Install5en.png/600px-Install5en.png)
- 2.4. Create new partition on unallocated space as ext4 file system sized 100 MB (sda5).
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Install6en.png/600px-Install6en.png)
- 2.5. Create new partition on unallocated space as ext4 file system sized 10000 MB (sda6).
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Install7en.png/600px-Install7en.png)
- 2.6. Create new partition on unallocated space as linux-swap file system sized 500 MB (sda7).
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Install8en.png/600px-Install8en.png)
- a. If your RAM memory is up to 1 GB make swap partition two times bigger than RAM.
- b. If your RAM memory is more than 1 GB the swap partition may be the same or smaller than RAM.
- 2.7. Create new partition on unallocated space as ext4 file system using rest of it (sda8).
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Install9en.png/600px-Install9en.png)
- 2.8. Changes have not be made yet - you can still abort it ;)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Install10en.png/600px-Install10en.png)
- 2.9. Click on green bottom-> Apply
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Install11en.png/600px-Install11en.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Install12en.png/600px-Install12en.png)
- 2.10. After that close gParted and get back to installation window; new partitions are visible now.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Install13en.png/600px-Install13en.png)
3. Partitioning of only one existing partition with Windows system installed on it
[edit | edit source]- Run partition manager gParted for: /dev/sda -> Forward.
- 3.1. For Windows XP usually it's partition /dev/sda1 or /dev/hda1
- 3.2. For Windows Vista you have to detect partition with installed Windows system,
- I never work under Vista before.
- 3.3. For Windows 7 (on my second laptop) it is partition /dev/sda3
- 3.4. Do not delete the partition !!! Just change the partition size for two times bigger
- than Windows 7 occupy now -> Resize.
- 3.5. On a part of partition you made free create "Extended Partition" first and four other partitons
- as the same way as above (standard partitioning).
- 3.6. Click on green bottom -> Forward - Are yoy sure? -> Forward.
- 3.7. When you finish partitioning stop the installation.
- 3.8. Run Windows system and wait until Windows checks its own file system and run it normally.
- 3.9. If everything is ok, run sidux live CD again and back to installation.
4. Set mountpoints
[edit | edit source]- Set mountpoints for all partitions (remember it's only an example) such as:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Install14en.png/600px-Install14en.png)
- 4.1. Main (root): /dev/sda6 as "/"
- 4.2. Boot: /dev/sda5 as "/boot"
- 4.3. Home: /dev/sda8 as "/home" -> then Forward.
5. Grub/Timezone
[edit | edit source]- 5.1. Bootmanager: GRUB
- 5.2. Target: mbr
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Install15aen.png/600px-Install15aen.png)
- 5.3. Time zone: Etc/UTC; if you want to change it click on: PREFERENCE and choose your country,
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Install15a.png/600px-Install15a.png)
- and your city, then-> OK.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Install15b.png/600px-Install15b.png)
- 5.4. Click on Forward.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Install15cen.png/600px-Install15cen.png)
6. User
[edit | edit source]- Type root password, user name and password -> FORWARD.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Install16en.png/600px-Install16en.png)
7. Network
[edit | edit source]- Hostname: keep "sidux" or type your name -> FORWARD.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Install17en.png/600px-Install17en.png)
8. Firmware
[edit | edit source]- Installator has been detected missing drivers unavailable on sidux CD
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Install18en.png/600px-Install18en.png)
- 8.1. One of theme is Wireless Networing Card driver so I can't make internet connection without it.
- 8.2. Using another computer download package "zd1211-firmware" from: debian.org
- 8.3. Then copy the package on blank CD/DVD or a pen drive and move it to your home folder.
- 8.4. Open Terminal: Menu-> Accesories-> Terminal as root (root password is not set up)
- 8.5. Check your home folder with "ls" command to make sure the "zd1211-firmware" package is there.
- 8.6. Install the package:
dpkg -i zd1211-firmware_version_no.deb modprobe -r zd1211rw modprobe zd1211rw
9. Ceni
[edit | edit source]- Now open Network Manager Ceni: Menu-> Network-> Ceni.
- 9.1. Choose "Hardware interface": wlan0
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Instal19.png/600px-Instal19.png)
- 9.2. Next: Scan
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Instal20.png/600px-Instal20.png)
- and choose your Wi-fi name's network from the list
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Instal21.png/600px-Instal21.png)
- 9.3. Type your Wi-fi password in "Preshared Key" window and click on: Accept
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Instal22.png/600px-Instal22.png)
- 9.4. If your router gives IP automatically leave method: dhcp on "Network settings for wlan0".
- 9.5. Then: Accept and close Ceni down.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Install23en.png/600px-Install23en.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Install24en.png/600px-Install24en.png)
10. Non-free firmware
[edit | edit source]- Get back to installator - there is still missing "tg3" driver.
- 10.1. In option: Installable driver found. Installation add non-free sources (it will add non-free repositories)->
- click on Add.
- 10.2. Then go to Terminal again and install missing driver:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Install25en.png/600px-Install25en.png)
apt-get install firmware-linux-nonfree modprobe -r tg3 modprobe tg3
- 3. Close Terminal down.
11. Back to installation
[edit | edit source]- Get back to installator again :-) and click on Forward -> Save config & Next
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Install26en.png/600px-Install26en.png)
- 11.1. umount all partitions? -> Yes
- 11.2. Click on: Begin Instalation to start installation
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Install27en.png)
- 11.3. After 5-10 minutes about
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Instal26.png/600px-Instal26.png)
- system is installed
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Instal27.png/400px-Instal27.png)
- 11.4. Close the live system down, remove CD and boot your computer up from hard drive.
- Next to Post-instalation work
- Back to Main page