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Download Fedora 12 ISO image from following site
? http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/fedora/releases/12/Fedora/x86_64/iso/
It is 64 bit version but your computer is old and it's not supported 64 bits computing, Download 32 bits version from follwoing site.
? http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/fedora/releases/12/Fedora/i386/iso/
? The examples on this site are on the 64 bits version.
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Burn ISO image to CD or DVD and Create a installation media for Fedora 12.
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Insert a Disc in DVD drive and reboot computer. First, Following screen is shown, then push Enter key.
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Following screen is shown, DVD is Checked in this section. It's so long, so Skip it.
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Click 'Next' button.
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Select the language that you want to use during the installation.
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Select keyboard type you using.
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Following window is shown. If all HDs on the computer don't have important datas for you, it's no ploblem. Click 'Re-initialize Drive' and proceed to next. If there are some datas that are important for you, Saving them to another HDs or CDs/DVDs first.
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Input the Hostname of your computer you like.
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Set your timezone and go next.
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Set root password and go next.
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Configure partition layouts. Check a box "Review and modify partitioning layout" and go Next.
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Here is changing partition layouts section. Click "Edit" button.
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Click 'Add' button to create logical volumes. Input mount point, file system, name, amount of disks for it like follows.
The example is follows the author did.
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Click "Format" if it's OK all.
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Click "Write Changes to Disk" if it's OK all.
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Click 'Next' with keeping default, it's no ploblem. But if you set some parameters for bootloader, Do it.
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This is the section you select softwares you would like to install. It's not recommended to install many softwares first. Check a box 'Customize now' and go Next.
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Uncheck boxes all first. Next, check a box 'Development Tools' like following screen. This Tools, especially gcc which is included in this, are often needed, so it's better to install now, I think.
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Check a box 'Base' and go Next.
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Wait for a moment. Installing is just being done.
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Installation has finished. Click 'Reboot' button.
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The login prompt is shown after rebooting. Login with root user and password that you set during installation.
