288 Part III . Choosing and Installing (Web hosting mysql) a
288 Part III . Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution Other guides from that Web site might also be interesting to you as you go forward with Fedora Core. You ll need to check for yourself to find out whether the Fedora Project eventually updates the reference guides for Fedora Core. I d suggest trying FedoraForum.org to see what manuals have been created for Fedora Core. Choosing to Install or Upgrade Are you doing a new install or an upgrade? If you are upgrading an existing Red Hat Linux or Fedora system to the latest version, the installation process will try to leave your data files and configuration files intact as much as possible. This type of installation takes longer than a new install. A new install simply erases all data on the Linux partitions (or whole hard disk) that you choose. If you are upgrading an existing Fedora system to this release, you should consider first removing any unwanted packages from your old Fedora system. The fewer to be checked during an upgrade, the faster the upgrade installation (and the less space used). You can upgrade to Fedora Core 4 from previous Fedora or Red Hat Linux systems (such as Red Hat Linux 8 or 9). The further you are from the current release, however, the greater the chance of something going wrong. You cannot upgrade to Fedora Core from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. To upgrade, you must have at least a Linux 2.0 kernel installed. With an upgrade, all of your configuration files are saved as filename.rpmsave (for example, the hosts file is saved as hosts.rpmsave). The locations of those files, as well as other upgrade information, is written to /tmp/upgrade.log. The upgrade installs the new kernel, any changed software packages, and any packages that the installed packages depend on being there. Your data files and configuration information should remain intact. By clicking the Customize box, you can choose which packages to upgrade. If you are installing a dual-boot system that includes a Windows operating system, install the Windows system first and the Fedora Core system afterward. Some Windows systems blow away the Master Boot Record (MBR), making the Fedora Core partition inaccessible. If, when installing Windows or Fedora, you find that the other operating system is no longer available on your boot screen, don t panic and don t immediately reinstall. You can usually recover from the problem by booting with the Fedora emergency boot disk and then using either the grub-install or lilo command to reinsert the proper MBR. If you are uncomfortable working in emergency mode, seek out an expert to help you. Red Hat provides a description of how to configure a dual-boot system at www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/ ch-x86-dualboot.html. Caution Note
We highly recommend you visit web and email hosting services if you need stable and cheap web hosting platform for your web applications.