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<!-- Converted by db4-upgrade version 1.0 -->

<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="drakxid-exitInstall" ><info><title xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-ti1">Deprecated - It's Done!</title></info>
  

  <mediaobject condition="expert">
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-exitInstall.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-im1" revision="1" width="11.5cm"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>
  

 <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa1" revision="3"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it1"><primary>boot</primary>
   <secondary>dual-boot</secondary></indexterm>There you are. The
   installation is now complete and your <application>GNU/Linux</application> system is ready to
   be used. Just click on <guibutton>Reboot</guibutton> to restart the
   system. Don't forget to remove the installation media (<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>OS</acronym>es your
   system can boot.</para>
  
 <section><info><title xml:id="BIdNEW-drakxid-exitInstall-ti2">Advanced Options</title></info>
  

  <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa2" revision="5">The
   <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> button shows more buttons
   to:</para>
    
  <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts">
   <listitem>
    <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa3"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it2"><primary>floppy</primary>
      <secondary>auto-install</secondary>
      </indexterm><guibutton>Generate auto-install floppy</guibutton>:
      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.</para>

    <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa4">Note that two different
     options are available after clicking on that button:</para>

    <itemizedlist>
     <listitem>
      <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa5"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it3">
	<primary>installation</primary><secondary>replay</secondary>
	</indexterm><guibutton>Replay</guibutton>. This is a partially
	automated installation. The partitioning step is the only
	interactive procedure.</para>
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
      <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa6"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it4">
	<primary>installation</primary>
	<secondary>automated</secondary>
	</indexterm><guibutton>Automated</guibutton>. Fully automated
	installation: <emphasis>the hard disk is completely rewritten,
	all data is lost</emphasis>.</para>
     </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>



    <para xml:id="BIdNEW-drakxid-exitInstall-pa9">This feature is very
     handy when installing on a number of similar machines. See the
     <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://www.mandrakelinux.com/drakx/auto_inst.html">Auto
     install</link> section on our web site for more
     information.</para>
   </listitem>
      
   <listitem>
    

    <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa7" revision="1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-it5">
      <primary>installation</primary> <secondary>save package
      selection</secondary> </indexterm><guibutton>Save package
      selection</guibutton><footnote><para xml:id="BId-drakxid-exitInstall-pa8" revision="3">If you chose to
      save on a floppy, you will need a <acronym>FAT</acronym>-formatted floppy. To
      create one under <application>GNU/Linux</application>, type <command>mformat a:</command>
      or, as root, <command>fdformat /dev/fd0</command> followed by
      <command>mkfs.vfat /dev/fd0</command>.</para></footnote>: 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 <guilabel>Next</guilabel> button.</para>

    

    <para xml:id="BIdNEW-drakxid-exitInstall-pa10">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
     <guilabel>Load</guilabel> option. Then choose the medium which
     contains the package list. Finally click
     <guibutton>OK</guibutton>: the list of packages you loaded will
     be selected and be installed.</para>
   </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
 </section>
</section>