Installing Fedora 30

Owned by Michael Altobelli
Last updated: Aug 21, 2019
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  1. Open https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/
    1. Download the 64 bit Live Image
    2. Wait for the ISO to download

Oracle Virtualbox

  1. Open VirtualBox
  2. Click the "New" button to create a new VM
  3. Name the VM "Fedora 30"
    Select "Linux" as the type
    Select "Fedora (64 bit)" as the version

  4. Change the memory amount to 2048 MB

  5. Select "Create a virtual hard disk now", and click the "Create" button

  6. Leave as "VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)" and click "Next"

  7. Leave as "Dynamically Allocated" and click "Next"

  8. Change it to be 16 GB for the hard drive size

  9. You will now see the Fedora 30 VM

  10. Click "Settings"

    1. Select "Storage"
      Select the Empty CD drive under "Controller: IDE"
      Click on the CD on the right side
      1. Click on "Choose Virtual Optical Disk File..."
      2. Browse to the ISO you downloaded from getfedora.org
        Click "Open"
      3. Check the box for "Live CD/DVD"
      4. Click the "Controller: SATA" then click the add hard disk button on the right

      5. Click on "Create new disk"

      6. Leave as "VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)" and click "Next"

      7. Leave as "Dynamically Allocated" and click "Next"

      8. Change it to be 16 GB for the hard drive size
        Name it "FedoraDisk2"
        Click "Create"
      9. You should now have two disks, click "OK"

  11. Click "Start" to boot the VM

    1. When you click on it, it may pop up a message, just click the "Capture" button

VMware Workstation

  1. Open VMware Workstation
  2. Click "Create a New Virtual Machine"

    1. Use the "Typical (Recommended)" option, click Next

    2. Select "Installer Disk Image"
      Click "Browse

      1. Browse to the Fedora ISO downloaded from getfedora.org and click "Open"
      2. It should detect Fedora 64 bit, click "Next"

      3. Name the VM "Fedora 30", click Next
      4. Click "Next"

      5. Click "Finish"
        Uncheck "Power on this virtual machine after creation"
      6. Right click on the "Fedora 30" in VMware Workstation and click on settings
      7. Click "Add..."

      8. Make sure "Hard disk" is selected, then click "Next"

      9. Leave it at SCSI and click next

      10. Leave as "Create a new disk", click Next

      11. Click "Next"

      12. Click "Finish"
      13. You will see two hard disks, click "OK"
    3. Power on the VM
    4. It may pop up a message about removable devices, click "OK"

Installing Fedora

  1. Press the enter key to start booting the Fedora  ISO
  2. Click on the "Install to Hard Drive" option

  3. Click "Continue"
  4. Click on the "Installation Destination" button in the middle

    1. Click on the first Disk to select it, then click Done
  5. Click "Begin Installation"
  6. It will begin the install
  7. Click the "Quit" button
  8. In the top right, click the power icon
    Click the power icon in the dropdown

  9. Click "Power off"

  10. Remove the disk from the VM so it doesn't boot into the ISO
    1. VirtualBox:
      1. Click Settings
      2. Under "Storage"
        Select the Fedora ISO
        Click the CD Icon to the right
        Click on "Remove Disk from Virtual Drive"
    2. VMware Workstation
      1. Right click on "Fedora 28" VM and click on "Settings"

      2. Select CD/DVD
        Uncheck "Connect at power on"
        Set it to use physical drive
  11. Start the VM again
    1. It will open a welcome screen, click "Next"
    2. Click "Next"
    3. Click "Skip"
    4. Enter in your name, click "Next"
    5. Setup a password such as "Password01", then click next

    6. Click "Start using Fedora"

    7. You can sign in by clicking on your name, or shutdown by clicking on the power button in the top left

    8. Shutdown when you are done so Fedora doesn't continue consuming Memory.