--- doc/build/F8_install.frag 2008/02/12 22:58:14 1.1 +++ doc/build/F8_install.frag 2008/12/10 19:57:29 1.3 @@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ Most of the installation screens are sel There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below.

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Installation Language
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Use English as your installation language.
Installation Type
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If this is a fresh install choose "Install Fedora". If updating from a previous LON-CAPA installation on an earlier Fedora version (e.g., FC5 or FC6) you may prefer to choose the upgrade option, although if you established a separate partition for /home it will be faster to perform an install instead of an upgrade, and use "Create Custom Layout" to set up partitions - making sure to select the "unchanged data" option for the /home partition, in order to preserve your existing LON-CAPA data. A full back-up to tape or some external system is also strongly advised when updating the Fedora distribution in use on an existing LON-CAPA server. +
If this is a fresh install choose "Install Fedora". If updating from a previous LON-CAPA installation on an earlier Fedora version (e.g., FC5 or FC6) you may prefer to choose the upgrade option, although if you established a separate partition for /home it will be faster to perform an install instead of an upgrade, and use "Create Custom Layout" to set up partitions - making sure to select the "unchanged data" option for the /home partition, in order to preserve your existing LON-CAPA data. A full back-up to tape or some external system is also strongly advised when updating the Fedora distribution in use on an existing LON-CAPA server.
Partitioning your Drive
For a fresh install may want to use the automatic partitioning feature of the installer, however you should review the results and be prepared to modify them. If you want to customize partitioning use "Create Custom Layout". @@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ will be apparent at this step. If you receive warnings when starting the httpd about missing perl modules, please make sure you followed the instructions in Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies. If you still have errors, please -contact the MSU LON-CAPA support team. +contact the MSU LON-CAPA group.

Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine

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If things aren't working right

If you've followed the steps above and the server doesn't start or you think -there's something wrong, please send a help request to the MSU LON-CAPA support team. If there were errors in installation of the dependency RPMs or errors during the +there's something wrong, please send a help request to the MSU LON-CAPA group. If there were errors in installation of the dependency RPMs or errors during the automatic setup, please send us as much information as possible. If some part of this document is unclear please let us know.