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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
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<h3 class="title"><a name="d5e952"></a>21.1. 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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