[vox-tech] Fedora install question

[Cylar Z]

Hey all,

Has anyone worked with Fedora 18? I tried installing the GNOME version of it today, and so I downloaded the image, burned it to a DVD and booted from that on the workstation where I want to install it.

After what seemed like a ridiculously long load time, I finally got to the opening screen that says "Fedora 18." I was given the option of logging on as a "Fedora live user" or "other." I picked the first option and it says, "Logged on" but then the computer just sits there. I thought it would then take me to another screen where I'd be offered the option of continuing to run the "live" version or installing the OS to my hard disk, but neither was presented. I checked the manual on the fedoraproject.org website and it says I'm supposed to be offered this option.

I went to "shutdown" and as the computer was preparing to turn itself off, I noticed some red text, possibly including some error messages, but they went by too fast for me to read before the system shut down.

Any suggestions? I was thinking of trying again with the KDE version but was afraid of having the same results.

As an aside, I don't have any particular loyalty to RedHat, other than that I've worked with it in the past and am used to the RPM system for installing packages. I'm still kind of green when it comes to Linux, but I wanted to have a "real" server where I could log in as root and play around with the command line and GUI interfaces. (I'm thinking of becoming Linux+ certified and thought it might benefit me to learn hands-on.) I thought about using Ubuntu instead but it isn't really what I had in mind.

 
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