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         <p><a name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa1"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it1"></a>There you are. The
               installation is now complete and your <span class="application">GNU/Linux</span> system is ready to
               be used. Just click on <span class="guibutton">Reboot</span> to restart the
               system. Don't forget to remove the installation media (<acronym class="acronym">CD-ROM</acronym> or
               floppy). The first thing you should see after your computer has
               finished doing its hardware tests is the bootloader menu, which
               allows you to choose between the <acronym class="acronym">OS</acronym>es your
               system can boot.
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         <div class="section" title="21.1.&nbsp;Advanced Options">
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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e952"></a>21.1.&nbsp;Advanced Options
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            <p><a name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa2"></a>The
                  <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> button shows more buttons
                  to:
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                     <p><a name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa3"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it2"></a><span class="guibutton">Generate auto-install floppy</span>:
                              enables you to create an installation floppy disk which will
                              automatically perform a whole installation, similar to the one
                              just finished, without the help of an operator.
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                     <p><a name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa4"></a>Note that two different
                             options are available after clicking on that button:
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                              <p><a name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa5"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it3"></a><span class="guibutton">Replay</span>. This is a partially
                                 	automated installation. The partitioning step is the only
                                 	interactive procedure.
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                              <p><a name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa6"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it4"></a><span class="guibutton">Automated</span>. Fully automated
                                 	installation: <span class="emphasis"><em>the hard disk is completely rewritten,
                                       	all data is lost</em></span>.
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                     <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-exitInstall-pa9"></a>This feature is very
                             handy when installing on a number of similar machines. See the
                             <a class="ulink" href="http://www.mandrakelinux.com/drakx/auto_inst.html" target="_top">Auto
                                install</a> section on our web site for more
                             information.
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                     <p><a name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa7"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it5"></a><span class="guibutton">Save package
                                 selection</span><sup>[<a name="d5e988" href="#ftn.d5e988" class="footnote">1</a>]</sup>: saves
                              a list of the packages selected in this installation. The
                              following screen shows you the possible media to use to save the
                              package list onto: you might need to fill some parameters when
                              you click on the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.
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                     <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-exitInstall-pa10"></a>To use this selection
                             of packages with another installation, perform the installation
                             as usual up to the point of the package selection, and choose to
                             select individual packages, without worrying about the current
                             package selection. Use the floppy icon and select the
                             <span class="guilabel">Load</span> option. Then choose the medium which
                             contains the package list. Finally click
                             <span class="guibutton">OK</span>: the list of packages you loaded will
                             be selected and be installed.
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               <p><sup>[<a name="ftn.d5e988" href="#d5e988" class="para">1</a>] </sup>If you chose to
                        save on a floppy, you will need a <acronym class="acronym">FAT</acronym>-formatted floppy. To
                        create one under <span class="application">GNU/Linux</span>, type <span class="command"><strong>mformat a:</strong></span>
                        or, as root, <span class="command"><strong>fdformat /dev/fd0</strong></span> followed by
                        <span class="command"><strong>mkfs.vfat /dev/fd0</strong></span>.
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