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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="drakx-MNF" ><info><title xml:id="drakx-title">Installation with DrakX</title></info>
  

  


  <section><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti1">Deprecated - Introduction to the MandrakeSecurity
    Installer</title></info>
    


    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa1"> <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it31">
    <primary>DrakX</primary> </indexterm> <application>DrakX</application> is
    <application>Mandrakesecurity</application>'s installation program.  Its ease of use
    has been enhanced with a graphical user interface, allowing you to
    move forward and backward through the installation and prompting
    you when required.  With <application>DrakX</application>, it doesn't matter whether
    you're a new user to <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> or an old pro –
    <application>DrakX</application>'s job is to give you a smooth installation and an
    easy transition into <application>Mandrakesecurity</application>.</para>


    <figure xml:id="dx-welcome"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti2">Very First Installation Welcome Screen</title></info>
      
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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa2" revision="2">When you begin, the first screen
    that comes up will present some information and give you
    installation options. (<xref linkend="dx-welcome"/>). Doing
    nothing will simply begin the installation in normal or
    <quote>linux</quote> mode.  The next few paragraphs will go over
    some options and parameters that you can pass to the install
    program if you run into problems.</para>

    <para condition="expert" xml:id="drakx-pa3a" revision="2">Pressing
<keycap>F1</keycap> will open a help screen. Here are some useful
options to choose from:</para>


    <itemizedlist condition="expert" xml:id="dx-help-options" revision="1">
      <listitem>
	<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa3" revision="2"><literal>vgalo</literal>: <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it32"> <primary>installation
       options</primary><secondary>vgalo</secondary> </indexterm>if
       you tried a default installation and did not see the graphical
       interface as shown below in <xref linkend="drakxid-selectLanguage"/>, you can try to run the
       installation in low resolution mode. This happens with certain
       types of graphics cards, so with <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> we
       give you a number of options to work around problems with older
       hardware.  To try the installation in low resolution mode, type
       <userinput>vgalo</userinput> at the prompt.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa4"><literal>text</literal>: <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it33"> <primary>installation
        options</primary><secondary>text</secondary> </indexterm>if
        your video card is very old and graphical installation does
        not work at all, you can always choose the text mode
        installation.  Because all video cards can display text, this
        is the <quote>installation of last resort</quote>. Don't worry
        though – it's not likely that you'll need to use the
        text install.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
       <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa5" revision="1"><literal>expert</literal>: <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it34"> <primary>installation
       options</primary><secondary>expert</secondary>
       </indexterm><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it35"><primary>installation
       options </primary><secondary>linux</secondary></indexterm>in
       some rare cases, your PC may appear to freeze or lock-up during
       the hardware detection phase.  If that happens, then adding the
       word <literal>expert</literal> as a parameter will tell the
       install program to bypass hardware detection.  Because
       <application>DrakX</application> will not scan for hardware, you will need to
       manually specify hardware parameters later in the installation.
       The <literal>expert</literal> parameter can be added to the
       previous modes, so you may end up specifying 

<screen xml:id="drakx-scRK">boot: vgalo expert</screen> 

to perform a low resolution graphical install without <application>DrakX</application>
       performing a hardware scan.</para>
    <note>
     <para xml:id="drakx-pa5a">Selecting the <literal>expert</literal>
      mode will ask you for more details about the installation
      process, letting you perform a more customized
      installation.</para>
    </note>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa6"><literal>kernel options</literal>:
       <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it36"><primary>installation
       options</primary><secondary>kernel
       options</secondary></indexterm>Kernel options usually aren't
       required for most machines.  There are a few cases of
       motherboards incorrectly reporting the amount of memory
       installed due to bugs in the design or in the BIOS.  If you
       need to manually specify the amount of DRAM installed in your
       PC, use the <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it37">
       <primary>commands</primary> <secondary>mem= xxxM</secondary>
       </indexterm> <command>mem= xxxM</command> parameter. For
       example, to start the installation in normal mode with a
       computer having 256 <acronym>MB</acronym> of memory, your command line
       would look like this:

<screen xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-sc1">boot: linux mem=256M</screen></para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa7" revision="1">Now that we've gone over what
    <emphasis>might</emphasis> go wrong, let's move on to the actual
    installation process.  When the installer starts, you'll see a
    nice graphical interface ( <xref linkend="selectLanguage-fig"/>
    ). On the left will be the various installation steps. Depending
    on the installation's progress level, some stages may or may not
    be available.  If a particular stage is available it will be
    highlighted when you move the mouse pointer over it.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa8">The colors of the buttons on the left side of
    the screen let you quickly see what's going on with the
    installation:</para>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
	<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa9">red: this installation phase has not yet been
            carried out</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa10">orange: the installation stage that
            is currently being processed</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa11">green: this installation stage has
        already been configured. However, nothing stops you from going
        back to a stage that has already been completed if you need to
        reconfigure something.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa12" revision="1">This guide assumes that you
are performing a standard, step-by-step installation, as described
below.</para>


  </section>
  

  <section xml:id="drakxid-selectLanguage"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti3">Choosing Your Language</title></info>    
    

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa13">The first step is to choose your preferred
    language.</para>

    <figure xml:id="selectLanguage-fig" revision="2"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti4">Choosing the Default Language</title></info>
      
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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa14"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it38"><primary>language</primary></indexterm> Your
    choice of preferred language will affect the language of the
    documentation, the installer and the system in general.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa15">Clicking on the
    <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> button will allow you to select
    other languages to be installed on your workstation, thereby
    installing the language-specific files for system documentation
    and applications. For example, if you will host users from Spain
    on your machine, select English as the default language in the
    tree view and <guilabel>Spanish|Spain</guilabel> in the Advanced
    section.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa16">Note that you're not limited to choosing a
    single additional language. Once you have selected additional
    locales, click the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button to
    continue.</para>

    <note>
      <para xml:id="drakx-pa18a" revision="2"><indexterm xml:id="drakx-it8a">
	  <primary>language</primary> <secondary>setting</secondary>
	  </indexterm>Not all languages listed here are supported in
	  the <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> Web interface.</para>
    </note>

  </section>
  
  
  <section xml:id="drakxid-acceptLicense"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti5">License Terms of the Distribution</title></info>    
    

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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa17"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it39"><primary>license</primary></indexterm>Before
    continuing, you should carefully read the terms of the license. It
    covers the entire <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> distribution, and if you
    do not agree with all the terms in it you should click on the
    <guibutton>Refuse </guibutton> button.  This will immediately
    terminate the installation.  Clicking on the
    <guibutton>Accept</guibutton> button will continue the
    installation.</para>

  </section>

  
  
  <section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-setupSCSI"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti6">Disk Detection and Configuration</title></info>
    

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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa18"><application>DrakX</application> will first detect any
    <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it40"><primary>IDE</primary><secondary>detection
    </secondary> </indexterm> IDE devices present in your computer. It
    will also scan for one or more <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it41"><primary>PCI SCSI</primary>
    </indexterm><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it42"><primary>SCSI</primary></indexterm> PCI SCSI
    cards on your system. If a SCSI card is found, <application>DrakX</application> will
    automatically install the appropriate driver.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa19">Because hardware detection is not foolproof,
    <application>DrakX</application> will ask you if you have a PCI SCSI
    installed. Clicking <guibutton>Yes</guibutton> will display a
    list of SCSI cards to choose from. Click <guibutton>No</guibutton>
    if you know that you have no SCSI hardware in your machine. If
    you're not sure, you can check the list of hardware detected in
    your machine by selecting <guilabel>See hardware info </guilabel>
    and clicking the <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. Examine the list of
    hardware and then click on the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button to
    return to the SCSI interface question.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa20">If you had to manually specify your PCI SCSI
    adapter, <application>DrakX</application> will ask if you want to configure options
    for it. You should allow <application>DrakX</application> to probe the hardware for
    the card-specific options which are needed to initialize the
    adapter. Most of the time, <application>DrakX</application> will get through this step
    without any issues.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa21" revision="1">If <application>DrakX</application> is not able to
    probe for the options to automatically determine which parameters
    need to be passed to the hardware, you'll need to manually
    configure the driver.</para>

    <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it43">
      <primary>hard disk</primary>
      <secondary>detection</secondary>
    </indexterm>


  </section>
  
  <section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-selectMouse"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti7">Configuring your Mouse</title></info>
    


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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa22" revision="11"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it44"><primary>mouse</primary> </indexterm>
      Usually, <application>DrakX</application> has no problems detecting the number of
      buttons on your mouse. If it does, it assumes you have a
      two-button mouse and will configure it for third-button
      emulation. The third-button mouse button of a two-button mouse
      can be <quote>pressed </quote> by simultaneously clicking the
      left and right mouse buttons. <application>DrakX</application> will automatically
      know whether your mouse uses a <acronym>PS/2</acronym>, serial or <acronym>USB</acronym>
      interface.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa23">If for some reason you wish to specify a
    different type of mouse, select it from the provided list.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa24" revision="10">If you choose a mouse other
    than the default, a test screen will be displayed. Use the buttons
    and wheel to verify that the settings are correct and that the
    mouse is working correctly. If the mouse is not working well,
    press the space bar or <keycap> Return</keycap> key to
    <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> the test and to go back to the list
    of choices.</para>

    <note>
      <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa25" revision="1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it45"><primary>mouse</primary>
	  <secondary>wheel</secondary> </indexterm>Wheel mice are
	  occasionally not detected automatically, so you will need to
	  select your mouse from a list. Be sure to select the one
	  corresponding to the port that your mouse is attached to.
	  After selecting a mouse and pressing the
	  <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button, a mouse image is displayed
	  on-screen. Scroll the mouse wheel to ensure that it is
	  activated correctly. Once you see the on-screen scroll wheel
	  moving as you scroll your mouse wheel, test the buttons and
	  check that the mouse pointer moves on-screen as you move
	  your mouse.</para>
    </note>

  </section>
  
  <section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-selectKeyboard"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti8">Configuring the Keyboard</title></info>
    


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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa26" revision="1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it46">
      <primary>keyboard</primary></indexterm>Depending on the default
      language you chose in <xref linkend="drakxid-selectLanguage"/>,
      <application>DrakX</application> will automatically select a particular type of
      keyboard configuration. However, you might not have a keyboard
      that corresponds exactly to your language: for example, if you
      are an English speaking Swiss person, you may have a Swiss
      keyboard. Or if you speak English but are located in Québec, you
      may find yourself in the same situation where your native
      language and keyboard do not match. In either case, this
      installation step will allow you to select an appropriate
      keyboard from a list.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa27">Click on the <guibutton revision="1">More</guibutton> button to be presented with the
    complete list of supported keyboards.</para>

  </section>
  

  <section xml:id="drakxid-doPartitionDisks"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti9">Selecting the Mount Points</title></info>
    

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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa28"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it47"><primary>mount
   points</primary></indexterm>At this point, you need to decide where
   you want to install the <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> operating system on
   your hard drive. If your hard drive is empty or if an existing
   operating system is using all the available space you will have to
   partition the drive. Basically, partitioning a hard drive consists
   of logically dividing it to create the space needed to install your
   new <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> system.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa29" revision="2">Because the process of
    partitioning a hard drive is usually irreversible and can lead to
    lost data if there is an existing operating system already
    installed on the drive, partitioning can be intimidating and
    stressful if you are an inexperienced user. Fortunately,
    <application>DrakX</application> includes a wizard which simplifies this
    process. Before continuing with this step, read through the rest
    of this section and above all, take your time.</para>

    <para condition="expert" xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa30" revision="5"/>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa31">If your hard drive has already been
    partitioned, either from a previous installation of <application>GNU/Linux</application> or
    by another partitioning tool, select the appropriate partitions
    that you want to install your Linux system into.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa32">If partitions haven't been configured, you
    will need to create them using the wizard. Depending on your hard
    drive configuration, several options are available:<itemizedlist revision="2">
	<listitem>
	  <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa33"><guibutton>Use free space</guibutton>:
          this option will perform an automatic partitioning of your
          blank drive(s).  If you use this option there will be no
          further prompts.  </para></listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa34" revision="1"><guibutton>Use existing
      partition</guibutton>: the wizard has detected one or more
      existing Linux partitions on your hard drive. If you want to use
      them, choose this option. You will then be asked to choose the
      mount points associated with each of the partitions. The legacy
      mount points are selected by default, and for the most part it's
      a good idea to keep them.</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa35" revision="12"><guibutton>Use the
      free space on the Windows partition</guibutton>: if
      <application>Microsoft</application><superscript>®</superscript>
      <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application><superscript>©</superscript> is installed on
      your hard drive and takes all the space available on it, you
      have to create free space for Linux data. To do so, you can
      delete your <application>Microsoft</application> <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> partition and data
      (see <quote> Erase entire disk</quote> or <quote>Expert
      mode</quote> solutions) or resize your <application>Microsoft</application>
      <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> FAT partition. Resizing can be performed without
      the loss of any data, <emphasis>provided you previously
      defragment the <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> partition and that it uses the FAT
      format. Backing up your data is strongly
      recommended.</emphasis>. Using this option is recommended if you
      want to use both <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> and <application>Microsoft</application>
      <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> on the same computer.</para>

	  <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa36">Before choosing this option, please
          understand that after this procedure, the size of your
          <application>Microsoft</application> <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> partition will be smaller
          then when you started. You will have less free space under
          <application>Microsoft</application> <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> to store your data or to
          install new software.</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa37"><guibutton>Erase entire
          disk</guibutton>: if you want to delete all data and all
          partitions present on your hard drive and replace them with
          your new <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> system, choose this
          option. Be careful, because you will not be able to undo
          your choice after you confirm.</para>
	  <warning>
	    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa38">If you choose this option,
      <emphasis>all</emphasis> data on your disk will be deleted.
      </para></warning>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa39"><guibutton>Remove Windows</guibutton>:
      this will simply erase everything on the drive and begin fresh,
      partitioning everything from scratch. <emphasis>All</emphasis>
      data on your disk will be lost.</para>
	  <warning>
	    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa40">If you choose this option,
      <emphasis>all</emphasis> data on your disk will be lost.</para>
	  </warning>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa41" revision="3"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it48"><primary>partitions</primary>
	      <secondary>manual formatting</secondary></indexterm>
	      <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it49">
	      <primary>partitioning</primary> </indexterm> <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it50"><primary>DiskDrake</primary></indexterm>
	      <guibutton>Custom disk partitioning</guibutton>: choose
	      this option if you want to manually partition your hard
	      drive. Be careful –– it is a powerful
	      but dangerous choice and you can very easily lose all
	      your data. That's why this option is really only
	      recommended if you have done something like this before
	      and have some experience. For more instructions on how
	      to use the <application>DiskDrake</application> utility, refer to the <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/doc/82/en/user.html/diskdrake.html">online
	      documentation for
	      <application>DiskDrake</application></link>.</para></listitem>
	      </itemizedlist></para>


  </section>
  
  <section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-formatPartitions"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti10">Choose Partitions to Be Formatted</title></info>
    



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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa42"> <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it51"><primary>partitions</primary>
	<secondary>formatting</secondary></indexterm>Any partitions
	that have been newly defined must be formatted for use
	(formatting means creating a file system).</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa43">At this time, you may wish to reformat some
already existing partitions to erase any data they contain. If you
wish to do that, please select those partitions as well.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa44">Please note that it is not necessary to
   reformat all <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it52"><primary>partitions</primary>
   <secondary>pre-existing</secondary></indexterm>pre-existing
   partitions. You must reformat the partitions containing the
   operating system (such as <literal>/</literal>,
   <literal>/usr</literal> or <literal>/var</literal>) but you do not
   have to reformat partitions containing data that you wish to keep
   (typically <literal>/home</literal>).</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa45">Please be careful when selecting
   partitions. After formatting, all data on the selected partitions
   will be deleted and you will not be able to recover it.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa46">Click on <guibutton>OK</guibutton> when you
    are ready to format partitions.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa47">Click on <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> if
you want to choose another partition for your new <application>Mandrakesecurity</application>
operating system installation.</para>
    
    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa48">Click on <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> if
   you wish to select partitions that will be checked for <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it53"><primary>partitions</primary><secondary>bad
   blocks</secondary></indexterm>bad blocks on the disk.</para>

  </section>
  

  <section xml:id="drakxid-installPackages"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti11">Actual Packages Installation</title></info>
    

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa49" revision="2">Then comes the actual system
    installation. The packages list is predefined and cannot be
    changed at this time. The time required to complete the
    installation depends on the speed of your hardware. An estimate of
    the remaining time-to-go will be displayed on-screen to help gauge
    if there is sufficient time to enjoy a cup of coffee.</para>

  </section>
  
  <section xml:id="drakxid-setRootPassword"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti12">Root Password</title></info>
    


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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa50">This is the most crucial decision point for
   the security of your <application>GNU/Linux</application> system: you have to enter the
   <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it54"><primary>root</primary>
   <secondary>password</secondary></indexterm> <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it55"><primary>password</primary>
   <secondary>root</secondary></indexterm> <literal>root</literal>
   password. <literal>Root</literal> is the system administrator and
   is the only one authorized to make updates, add users, change the
   overall system configuration, and so on. In short,
   <literal>root</literal> can do everything! That is why you must
   choose a password that is difficult to guess – <application>DrakX</application>
   will tell you if the password that you chose is too easy. As you can
   see, you are not forced to enter a password, but we strongly advise
   you against.  <application>GNU/Linux</application> is as prone to operator error as any other
   operating system.  Since <literal>root</literal> can overcome all
   limitations and unintentionally erase all data on partitions by
   carelessly accessing the partitions themselves, it is important
   that it be difficult to become <literal>root</literal>.</para>
    
    <note>
      <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa51" revision="1">The <application>msec</application> security
   level is set to <literal>4</literal> (<quote>high</quote>) by
   default. The password should be a mixture of alphanumeric
   characters and must be at least 8 characters long. Never write down
   the <literal>root</literal> password –– it makes
   it too easy to compromise a system.</para>
    </note>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa52">One caveat –– do not make
   the password too long or complicated because you must be able to
   remember it!</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa53">The password will not be displayed on screen
    as you type it in. To reduce the chance of a blind typing error
    you will need to enter the password twice. If you do happen to
    make the same typing error twice, this <quote>incorrect</quote>
    password will have to be used the first time you connect.</para>

  </section>
  
  <section xml:id="drakxid-setAdminPassword"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti13">Administrator Password</title></info>
    

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa54">You are then asked to enter the password
    for the system administrator (login: <literal>admin</literal>). It
    is differentiated from the <literal>root</literal> user, for security reasons,
    and also because it may not be the same person. It is that
    <literal>admin</literal> account that will be required to access
    the <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> Web interface. The criterion for
    choosing this password are the same as for the <literal>root</literal>
    password.</para>

  </section>
  
  <section xml:id="drakxid-addUser"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti14">Adding a User</title></info>
    
    

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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa55" revision="2">All necessary users have
    already been added, and you shouldn't need adding more users for
    normal <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> operations. However, if you plan to
    use the <application>squid</application> <acronym>PAM</acronym>
    authentication feature, you can add here the users that will be
    authorized.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa56">The first field asks you for a real name. Of
    course, this is not mandatory –– you can actually
    enter whatever you like. <application>DrakX</application> will use the first word you
    typed in and copy it to the <guimenu>User name</guimenu> field,
    which is the name this user will enter to log onto the system. If
    you like, you may override the default and change the
    username. The next step is to enter a password. From a security
    point of view, a non-privileged (regular) user password is not as
    crucial as the <literal>root</literal> password, but that is no
    reason to neglect it by making it blank or too simple: after all,
    <emphasis>your</emphasis> files could be the ones at risk.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa57" revision="2">You can then choose to make
    that user member of one or more special groups that will give him
    special priviledges. Check the button for the priviledges you want
    for that user.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa58" revision="1">Once you click on
    <guimenu>Accept user</guimenu>, you can add additional
    users. Select <guimenu>Done</guimenu> when you have finished
    adding users.</para>

    <tip>
      <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa59">Clicking the
<guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> button allows you to change the
default <literal>shell</literal> for that user
(<application>bash</application> by default).</para>
    </tip>

  </section>
  
  <section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-configureNetwork"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti15">Configure your Local Network</title></info>
    


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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa60" revision="1">You will now set up your local
    network connection (<acronym>LAN</acronym>).
    <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> will attempt to autodetect network devices
    and modems. If this detection fails, uncheck the <guilabel>Use
    auto detection</guilabel> box.</para>

    <warning>
      <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa61" revision="1">Even though many connection
types are offered here, do not configure your Internet connection
now. You should now limit yourself to configuring the
<literal>Ethernet</literal> <acronym>LAN</acronym> access, so that you
can later connect to the administration interface and configure other
connections easily through it.</para>
    </warning>
    
    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa62">We will not detail each configuration
    option –  just make sure that you have all the
    parameters, such as IP address, default gateway, DNS servers,
    etc. from your Internet Service Provider or system
    administrator.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa63" revision="1">You will be able to
    configure all your other network interfaces (Internet,
    <acronym>DMZ</acronym>, etc.) later on through
    <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> interface.</para>

  </section>

  

  <section condition="extended" xml:id="drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti16">Where Should You Place the Bootloader</title></info>
    


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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa64">You must indicate where you wish to place the
    information the bootloader requires to boot to <application>GNU/Linux</application>.</para>
    
    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa65">Unless you know exactly what you are doing,
    choose <guibutton>First sector of drive (MBR)</guibutton>.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa66" revision="1">You are then presented the
    different boot entries that will be proposed at system boot. You
    can modify them here.</para>

  </section>
  
  <section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-createBootdisk"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti17">Boot Disk</title></info>
    

    
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    </mediaobject>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa67">The <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> <acronym>CD-ROM</acronym> has a
    built-in rescue mode. You can access it by booting the <acronym>CD-ROM</acronym>,
    pressing the <userinput>F1</userinput> key at boot and typing
    <userinput>rescue</userinput> at the prompt.  If your computer
    cannot boot from the <acronym>CD-ROM</acronym>, there are at least two situations
    where having a boot floppy is critical:
    <itemizedlist>
	<listitem>
        <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa68" revision="1">when installing the
        <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it56"><primary>bootloader</primary>
        </indexterm>bootloader, <application>DrakX</application> will rewrite the boot
        sector (<indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it57">
        <primary>MBR</primary></indexterm><acronym>MBR</acronym>) of
        your main disk (unless you are using another boot manager), to
        allow you to start up with either <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> or <application>GNU/Linux</application>
        (assuming you have <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> on your system). If at some
        point you need to reinstall <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application>, the
        <application>Microsoft</application> install process will rewrite the boot
        sector and remove your ability to start <application>GNU/Linux</application>!</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa69">if a problem arises and you cannot
          start <application>GNU/Linux</application> from the hard disk, this <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it58"> <primary>boot
          disk</primary></indexterm>floppy will be the only means of
          starting up <application>GNU/Linux</application>. It contains a fair number of system
          tools for restoring a system that has crashed due to a power
          failure, an unfortunate typing error, a forgotten root
          password, or any other reason.</para>
	</listitem>
      </itemizedlist>If you say <guibutton>Yes</guibutton>, you will
      be asked to insert a disk in the drive. The floppy disk must be
      blank or have non-critical data on it – <application>DrakX</application> will
      format the floppy and will rewrite the whole disk.</para>


  </section>
  
  <section xml:id="drakxid-installUpdates"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti18" revision="1">Installing Updates from the Internet</title></info>
    
    
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    </mediaobject>
    
    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa70" revision="1">At the time you are installing
    <application>Mandrakesecurity</application>, it is likely that some packages have been
    updated since the initial release.  Bugs may have been fixed,
    security issues resolved. To allow you to benefit from these
    updates, you are now able to download them from the Internet.
    Choose <guibutton>Yes</guibutton> if you have a working Internet
    connection, or <guibutton>No</guibutton> if you prefer to install
    updated packages later.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa71">Choosing <guibutton>Yes</guibutton>
    displays a list of places from which updates can be
    retrieved. Choose the one nearest you. A package-selection tree
    will appear: review the selection, and press
    <guibutton>Install</guibutton> to retrieve and install the
    selected package(s), or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to
    abort.</para>


  </section>
  
  <section xml:id="drakxid-exitInstall"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti19">It's Finished!</title></info>
    


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    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa72" revision="1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it59"><primary>boot</primary>
        <secondary>dual-boot</secondary></indexterm>There you
        are. Installation is now complete and your <application>GNU/Linux</application> system
        is ready to use. Carefully write down the
        <acronym>URL</acronym> given in that dialog, it's the address
        you'll have to use in your Web browser to access the
        <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> Web interface with
        <literal>admin</literal> account. Now, just click
        <guibutton>OK</guibutton> twice to reboot the system.</para>

  </section>

  
  <section><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti20">How to Uninstall Linux</title></info>
    

    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa73">The uninstallation process consists of two
    steps:</para>

    <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts">
      <listitem>
	<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa74">Delete all partitions on your hard drive
and replace them by a single <acronym>FAT</acronym> partition with
<application>DiskDrake</application>.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa75">Uninstall the <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it30"><primary>bootloader</primary>
<secondary>uninstall</secondary> </indexterm> bootloader (generally
<application>GRUB</application>) from the Master Boot Record (<acronym>MBR</acronym>). To do so, boot under
<application>DOS</application> and run the <command>fdisk /mbr</command> command.</para>

	<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa76">If you have another <acronym>OS</acronym>, please
        consult its documentation to determine how to perform the same
        step.</para>
      </listitem>
    </orderedlist>
    
    <para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa77" revision="1">Goodbye, and thank you for
    using <application>Mandrakesecurity</application>!</para>

  </section>
</chapter>