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s In the Mount Point drop-down list, select / t Verify that Format is selected and that the File System drop-down list is set to Reiser; then select OK u Select Create v Select Primary Partition; then select OK w In the End field, enter +2GB x In the Mount Point drop-down list, select /var y Verify that Format is marked and that the File System drop-down list is set to Reiser; then select OK You should have a list of partitions that appears similar to that shown in Figure 3-28 z Select Finish The Installation Settings screen is displayed

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20 Customize the software packages that will be installed by completing the following: a Select Software b Select Details The screen in Figure 3-29 is displayed c In the left column, highlight Games d In the right column, select csmash e Select Accept 21 In the Installation Settings screen, select Accept

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22 When prompted to confirm the installation, select Install At this point, you can take a break and relax while Linux is installed The Installation Wizard displays a progress meter that allows you to track the progress of the installation process, as shown in Figure 3-30 23 After the packages have been copied, the system will reboot and the Hostname and Domain Name screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-31 24 In the Hostname field, enter a hostname of linux1 25 In the Domain Name field, enter your organization s domain name; then select Next

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26 In the Password for the System Administrator root screen, enter a password of tuxPenguin1 in the password fields; then select Next The Network Configuration screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-32 27 Review the information displayed in the Network Configuration screen; then select Next We ll spend more time working with the network configuration in a later chapter 28 When prompted to test your connection to the Internet, select Yes if your system is connected to the Internet through a LAN or modem; otherwise, select No 29 Select Next

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30 When prompted with the results of the test, select Next 31 In the Online Update Configuration screen, select Configure Later; then select Next We ll discuss how to configure updates in a later chapter The User Authentication Method screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-33 32 As you can see in Figure 3-33, you can choose several different methods for authenticating users to the system This topic is fairly complex and we will address it in depth later in this book For now, select Local; then select Next The New Local User screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-34

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33 Remember that you should not use the root user account for day-to-day work Instead, you should create a standard user account for this purpose In the New Local User screen, enter the following:

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34 Deselect Automatic Login; then select Next Wait while the system is updated 35 In the Release Notes screen, read the information displayed; then select Next The hardware configuration screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-35 36 We ll discuss configuring your system hardware later in this book For now, just select Next Wait while the system is configured 37 In the Installation Completed screen, select Finish The system will reboot 38 When the system has finished rebooting, you will see a login screen similar to that shown in Figure 3-36 Login as tux with a password of M3linux273

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If you chose to use VMware to install your Linux system, you need to install a service called VMware Tools This service optimizes your video, keyboard, and mouse to work with the virtual machine Open a Web browser and navigate to http://wwwvmwarecom/support to view the latest instructions on how to do this You can also use the Help menu in VMware to view instructions Congratulations! You now have a running Linux system As we go through the rest of this book, you will learn how to configure and manage this system