files.
? The LVs will be reduced in size so that they are no larger than necessary. Surplus disk space can be left unassigned within the volume group and added to logical volumes as needed; this eliminates the need to perform complex operations to shrink one volume group in order to grow another.
? The volume group and logical volume names will be replaced with more descriptive text.
To make these changes, double-click on the line in the table that reads VolGroup00 and then click the Edit button. The Edit LVM Volume Group window will appear, as shown in Figure 1-19 .
Figure 1-19. Edit LVM Volume Group window
Start by changing the Volume Group Name at the top of this window from VolGroup00 to main . Next, click on the entry that has a mount point of / and click Edit; the Edit Logical Volume window shown in Figure 1-20 will appear.
Figure 1-20. Edit Logical Volume window for the root LV
Change the Logical Volume Name to root , and change the size to a value that is closer to the size of the installation. I recommend 8,000 MB (i.e., 8 GB; most server and desktop systems will take 26 GB of space to install, so 8 GB gives a modest amount of headroom). Click OK when you are done.
Figure 1-21 shows the settings that repeat the process for the other predefined LV: click on this LV and then click Edit. Change the Logical Volume Name to swap , leaving the size at the default value. Click OK when you are done.
Figure 1-21. Edit Logical Volume window for the swap LV
Finally, click the Add button and create a new Logical Volume to hold the home directories, as shown in Figure 1-22. Set the Mount Point to /home , the File System Type to ext3 , the Logical Volume Name to home , and then set a reasonable size for storing the users' home directories (if you're not sure what value to use, start with 1000 ). Click OK when you are done.
Figure 1-22. Creating a new Logical Volume for the home LV
Review the final disk partition and LVM layout, and then click Next. The bootloader configuration screen will appear, as shown in Figure 1-23 .
Figure 1-23. Bootloader configuration screen
The default bootloader configuration replaces any existing bootloader installed on the main hard disk. If you have more than one operating system installed, the bootloader will ask you which OS to boot when the system is started. If you have a Windows boot partition present, it will be listed as a boot option, but it will be labeled Other. To change this label to something more descriptive, click on that entry, and then click Edit. Enter the text of your choice, such as Windows XP Professional , and then click OK.
Use the checkboxes in the Default column to select which operating system will be loaded by default if the user doesn't override the selection at boot time.
It is a good idea to install a bootloader password. Without this, any person with physical access to your machine will be able to easily override all security by booting the system into single-user mode. Click 'Use a boot loader password' and then enter your selected password twice when prompted.
The bootloader password is a critical piece of information. Don't lose it!
Click Next to proceed.
1.3.1.9. General questions
If you have not already configured the network, and you have a network adapter installed in your system, the network configuration screen appears next, as shown in Figure 1-24 .
Figure 1-24. Network configuration screen
If you have a DHCP server on your networkwhich is the case in most large networks and in most small office and home networks that have a broadband Internet gateway/router devicethen you will only need to change the 'Set the hostname' option to 'manually' and then enter the hostname of your choice (unless your DHCP server sets the hostname for you). If you have a registered domain, choose a hostname within that domain, such as
If you do not have a DHCP server on your network, select your primary Ethernet card from the Network Devices list and then click Edit. You will see the Edit interface window shown in Figure 1-25 . Click on the 'Configure using DHCP
Figure 1-25. Edit interface window
Click Next to proceed to the next step in the installation, which is time zone selection, as shown in Figure 1-26 .
Figure 1-26. Time zone selection
Click on your region of the map to zoom in, and then click on the major city closest to your locationor use the pull-down menu to select your time zone.
You can choose to configure the system's hardware clock to store information in local time or in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This is controlled by the checkbox labeled 'System clock uses UTC.' If you are using multiple operating systems on your computer (dual-boot), to use local time, deselect the checkbox so that the other operating system will interpret the time correctly.
If you are using only Fedora, or Fedora and another distribution of Linux, choose UTC by selecting the checkbox. This will avoid multiple adjustments of the clock when entering or exiting daylight savings time.
Click Next to proceed.
The screen in Figure 1-27 requests that you enter a
Choose passwords that are easy for you to remember but hard for others to guess. One way to do this it to choose a line or verse from a song, poem, book, or play, and use the first letter from each word plus the punctuation marks. For example, from Shakespeare's line 'Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?' you would derive the password
Figure 1-27. Creating a root password
1.3.1.10. Software selection
