PapugLinux

Warning

PapugLinux distribution has a simple hard disk installer script since release 07.2. Follow the instructions below to perform the installation. This tool is new and is not widely tested so please send any feedback to support@papuglinux.net.

Please make a backup of your data before proceeding to the installation. We can't have any responsability in data loss.

PapugLinux installation

Boot your computer with PapugLinux, then launch a terminal from the menu (RoxTerm, XTerm) and log as root (password papuglinux).

$ su -


You must create two partitions on your hard disk, if you don't plan to use the whole disk, be sure to backup your data. One partition will be used for the system and must be sized to 1.2GB or more. The other partition will be used for the swap and should be sized more or less the double of your RAM capacity.

The easiest way to do this operation is to use GParted as the filesystems will be created in the same time. An alternative way using 'fdisk' and command line tools is possible in text mode.

# gparted

GParted will scan your devices, this can take a long time. Create the system partition using 'ext3' filesystem, most of users would also make this partition bootable. Then create the swap partition. Please reffer to GParted website if you need more informations.

Note the partitions name used, it will be needed for later operations. Most of users should have /dev/hda1, /dev/hda2 or /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2.


After preparing your disk, you can proceed to the installation. This process will mainly copy the content of the LiveCD to your hard disk, then perform some needed operations.

In the following code, be carreful to correctly set the parameters, the first one is the system partition, the second one is the swap partition.

# cd /root/install
# ./install.sh [system_partition] [swap_partition]
          (eg. ./install.sh /dev/hda1 /dev/hda2)


Most of users will have to make PapugLinux bootable on their computer. If you have another system installed on your computer (Linux or Windows) skip this operation, you need to manually set up the bootloader, you can email me for help if needed.

Once again be careful when typing the following code. The first parameter is the system partition, the second parameter is the disk id (mostly the same as the system partition except the last number which represents the partition).

# ./install-boot.sh [system_partition] [disk_id]
          (eg. ./install-boot.sh /dev/hda1 /dev/hda)


PapugLinux should now be installed on your computer. Exit the terminal then reboot your computer. Remove the LiveCD during the computer startup process.

System tuning

Some simple operations may be done to tune PapugLinux for hard disk running.

To be completed ...