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Install a Vafeo distribution on hard disk
Howto install a Vafeo distribution on hard disk
The vafeo2hd installer is derived from morphixinstaller, Morphix distribution installer .
- On the Vafeo desktop, double-click on the "Install System on Hard Disk" icon:
- Click on "Forward" :
- Make sure you have at least 2 gigabytes for the principal partition and a space for the swap partition , then click "Forward" to go on partitioning screen :
Select the correct drive on which you will install the Vafeo distribution. Reserve at least one ext3 partition and a swap partition. In the above example hda is the hard drive which serves as a unit of the installation. /dev/hda1 is the data partition and /dev/hda2 is the swap partition. When partitioning is done, leave the current screen.
- The installation process continues. Vafeo2hd will ask about data and swap partitions:
- Be sure of the relevance of the answer before clicking "Forward". The system will ask for your confirmation:
- Confirm this is what you want, click on "Yes, I'm sure." The installation will continue:
- After copying the system on the disk, vafeo2hd ask you to inform the hostname:
- Fill in the name of the box, then click "Forward":
- Fill in the password for root, then click "Forward":
- Give a user name and password and click "Forward":
- Install GRUB utility in the MBR (Master Boot Record) on your main hard drive from which you want to boot the machine directly. Click on "Forward" to complete the installation:
- Congratulations: you have just installed a Vafeo distribution on a hard drive. Quit vafeo2hd then re-boot the machine without the DVD.
- The machine will boot directly from the hard disk.
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