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How to install Scientific Linux 7.2

Scientific Linux 7.2

Scientific Linux is a free and open source operating system. It is produced by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. It based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Here we will discuss how to install scientific linux 7.2 OS.

First download the ISO file from official web site and then make bootable disk or flash drive. Next insert your disk on your system. After inserting you can see following screen.

Install scientific Linux 7.2

Next you select Install scientific Linux 7.2 by using Arrow keys. Then press Enter key and again press Enter.

Now the installation has been started.

After installation starting you can able to see welcome to scientific Linux 7.2 Screen.

First choose your language with country. Then click continue.

Next you can able to see Installation Summary wizard.

Here select Date & Time followed by country and click Done button.

Once again Installation Summary Wizard appears. Now Select Installation destination.

Now Installation Destination Wizard appears and click the hard disk icon.

Partitioning

Select I will configure partitioning radio button. Then click Done button.

Now you can get Manual partitioning window.

Here you select Standard partitioning in drop down selection.

Then next you click plus " +" symbol button for creating new mount point.

Then you can get Add a new mount point popup window.

Next you choose / mount point in mount point drop down selection box.
And give its size and then click add mount point.

Next again you select “ + ” symbol button to do the next partition.

Now you can get add a new mount point popup window. Now you select swap in mount point selection box. And you give swap memory size. Here you must give double of your RAM size for swap. Next you click add mount point.

Now you can get Manual partitioning wizard again. Now you click Done button.

Then you can get summary of changes confirmation popup window.
If you want to modify you choose cancel & return to custom partitioning.
Next you select accept changes button

Next in Installation summary window select Network & Hostname.

Now Network & Hostname window appears.
Enter your host name in host name text box then click Done button.

Now in Installation summary wizard again select begin installation button

Now the installation process is started. Here you need to set the root password in root password settings.

Now in root password wizard, set your password and then click Done button.

Next to add user, click user creation setting.

Now in create user wizard, add user and set password. Then click Done button.

After configuration setup is done the installation is continued.

Once the installation is completed select Reboot option to reboot the system.

User login

After reboot you get user login page.

Then enter your user password and click login or press enter key.

Now you can able to see your desktop window.

Here you can select your default applications from Applications option in task bar.

Tag : Scientific Linux
FAQ
Q
How Do update the password for the certain user in Linux?
A
You can use the following syntax to update the password for the certain user in Linux. For syntax: "passwd username"
Q
How can I create the "sudo user" in Scientific Linux?
A
Initially, you need to create the user usually. After the user creation, you have to follow the step as below,
1. run the following command to add the certain user into "sudo" group as "usermod -aG sudo username"
2. Then you can log in with your new sudo user into your Linux system
"su - username"
Q
The "Scientific Linux" operating system is which based distro?
A
The "Scientific Linux" is "RPM" based Linux operating system.
Q
How much amount of memory will be allocated for "swap" memory while the installation of "Scientific Linux"?
A
You should give the amount of memory for "swap" partition which will be the double amount for the size of existing the physical RAM memory has been installed on the system.

For Ex: If the RAM is 4GB => SWAP 8GB.
Q
What the purpose of make the "boot" partition for every installation of an Operating system for Linux?
A
The boot segment is an essential parcel that contains the bootloader, a bit of programming in charge of booting the working framework. For instance, in the standard Linux index design (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard), boot records, (for example, the part, initrd, and bootloader GRUB) are mounted at/boot/. In spite of Microsoft's drastically unique definition (see underneath), System Information, a utility application incorporated into Windows NT group of working frameworks, alludes to it as "boot gadget".





The framework segment is the plate segment that contains the working framework envelope, known as the framework root. Of course, in Linux, working framework records are mounted at/(the root catalog).