Dr. IT Solutions Forum: Fedora 19 Installation Guide

Fedora 19 Installation Guide with Screenshots
Download Fedora 19 DVD ISO Images
Depending on which version of Fedora 19 you wish to install, you can find the downloads at the following links.
Download Fedora 19 DVD This is the complete installation DVD typically used for servers.

Download Fedora 19 32-bit DVD ISO – (4.2 GB)
Download Fedora 19 64-bit DVD ISO – (4.1 GB)

Fedora 19 GNOME Desktop This is the Gnome 3.x version of Fedora 19. It’s what the screenshots are based on.

Download Fedora 19 GNOME Desktop 32-bit – (919 MB)
Download Fedora 19 GNOME Desktop 64-bit – (951 MB)

Fedora 19 KDE Desktop This is the KDE version of Fedora 19.

Download Fedora 19 KDE Live 32-Bit DVD – (843 MB)
Download Fedora 19 KDE Live 64-Bit DVD – (878 MB)

Fedora 19 Xfce Desktop This is a minimalistic desktop environment. But still as effective as Gnome or KDE—just without the eye candy that they provide.

Download Fedora 19 Xfce Live 32-Bit DVD – (588 MB)
Download Fedora 19 Xfce Live 64-Bit DVD – (621 MB)

Fedora 19 LXDE Desktop This is another minimalistic desktop environment. It’s look is similar to the “Classic Windows” look from XP and other Windows versions.

Download Fedora 19 LXDE Live 32-Bit DVD – (656 MB)
Download Fedora 19 LXDE Live 64-Bit DVD – (691 MB)

Download Fedora Net-Install CD This CD provides you with the bare essentials to get started installing Fedora 19. If you do not have access to a broadband network, I don’t recommend this one.

Download Fedora 19 32-bit Net-Install CD – (353 MB)
Download Fedora 19 64-bit Net-Install CD – (317 MB)

Fedora 19 ‘Schrödinger’s Cat’ Installation Guide Steps

Step 1. Boot the computer with the Fedora 19 installation media. To install Fedora 19, press the ‘ENTER‘ key to Start Fedora 19, or it will start automatically. If you need specific troubleshooting options, you can choose ‘Troubleshooting’. Once Fedora 19 boots, you’ll be presented with the login screen below. You do not need to enter a password to log in at this screen. Also, if your computer goes to screensaver mode, you will be presented with this same screen.

Boot Fedora 19 Media Image

Step 2. Choose “Install to Hard Drive” to start the installation. Or you can choose the “Try Fedora” option to try it out, without making any changes to your computer. You’ll have to option to install from inside of the Activities menu. Either way, once you’ve decided to install Fedora 19, you’ll proceed on from here.

Choose Install Hard Drive Screen

Step 3. Select your language and click on “Continue“. You can also choose to automatically select the keyboard layout based on the language you select by clicking the appropriate check box near the bottom. If you don’t do this, you’ll have the option of choosing your keyboard layout later on.

Select Language Screen

Step 4. The next screen is the “Installation Summary” screen, where you’ll configure the location, date and time, keyboard, software packages (not available in the Live CD), network hostname, and storage. To make the changes, you’ll click on each option. If there are conflicts, you’ll see a yellow triangle and a warning at the bottom of the screen. The “Begin Installation” button will be grayed out until you’ve fixed any conflicts.

Fedora 19 Installation Summary Screen

Step 5. Date, Time and Time Zone settings.
If you need to change the Date and Time settings, click on “Date & Time” from the main summary screen. You can select your location (or a near-by city) from the drop-down lists or by clicking on the country. Then click on “Done” to return to the main summary screen. If you want Fedora to automatically update your time from Internet Time Servers, leave Network Time set to “On”, otherwise click it to turn it off. It’s recommended that you leave this on, unless you won’t be connected to the Internet.

Date and Time Zone Screen

Step 6. You’ll need to click on the “Installation Destination” option, and choose Installation destination i.e hard drive and click on ‘DONE‘. You should be prompted to select the type of installation after this. If it returns to the summary screen, come back in, and de-select then select your hard drive (by clicking on it), then click Done.

Choose Installation Drive Screen

Step 7. Next, you’ll see the Installation options, where you can view and modify your file-system as needed. In this post we will use automatic partitions. If you are dual-booting, you’ll want to review and modify your partitions manually.

Select Partition Type Screen

Manual Partition Screen (if you choose the “I want to review/modify my disk partitions before continuing” option).
Step 8. If you didn’t choose the option to automatically select your keyboard in the language settings, you can choose keyboard layout and click on ‘DONE‘.

Select Keyboard Layout Screen

Step 9. In the network configuration screen, you’ll enter your hostname and click on ‘DONE‘.

Network Configuration Screen

Step 10. Once everything is configured you can click the “Begin Installation“ button to start.

Main Summary Screen

Step 11. While the system is installing, you have the option to choose the Root password, and create a user.
Your password should follow these recommendations at a minimum to ensure security:

At least 8 characters in length.
Contains at least one upper-case character, one symbol, one number, and one lower-case character.
Do not use dictionary words (easily guessed) or publicly known information about yourself or people close to you (no pet names, anniversaries, nicknames, etc).

Installing Packages Screen

12. Click on Root Password to set your root password.

Add root Password Screen

Step 13. Click on User Creation to create your normal user. The recommendation is to make this user an Administrator, and create more “Standard” users after you’ve finished the installation. Otherwise, you’ll have to become “root” or “super user” in order to do any type of administrative tasks. If you follow this recommendation, you should use a “standard” user account for your normal day-to-day activities.