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Booting Linux

The first step is to boot the Linux installation media. This may be a floppy, tape, or CD-ROM, depending on the distribution.

In most cases, the installation media is a ``boot floppy'' which contains a small Linux system. Upon booting the floppy, you will be presented with an installation menu of some kind which will lead you through the steps of installing the software. On other distributions, you will be presented with a login prompt when booting this floppy. Here, you usually login as root or install to begin the installation process.

The documentation which came with your particular distribution will explain what is necessary to boot Linux from the installation media.


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