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# it is a good idea to give easy root access to the one user you create because certainly some packages will have to be installed or updated when the stick is in use | # it is a good idea to give easy root access to the one user you create because certainly some packages will have to be installed or updated when the stick is in use | ||
# it is a good idea to save an image of the stick whenever you made a successful change; otherwise you might need to start from scratch if you mess something up. | # it is a good idea to save an image of the stick whenever you made a successful change; otherwise you might need to start from scratch if you mess something up. | ||
# (if the installation not already does it for you) '''you should label the partitions and use the labels for mounting the partitions in /etc/fstab; don't use /dev/sda1 or the like because depending on the hardware it is booted on, after booting the stick, and depending on the actual hardware, the stick may be /dev/sdb or /dev/sdc or ... !''' | # (if the installation not already does it for you) '''you should label the partitions and use the labels for mounting the partitions in /etc/fstab, alternatively use UUID's; don't use /dev/sda1 or the like because depending on the hardware it is booted on, after booting the stick, and depending on the actual hardware, the stick may be /dev/sdb or /dev/sdc or ... !''' | ||
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For performance, make sure that the big partitions are aligned to 8192-sector boundaries; gdisk default is 2048-sector boundaries - the default can be adjusted. If you use the above sizes and the + sign for specifying them, this happens to work out automatically. | For performance, make sure that the big partitions are aligned to 8192-sector boundaries; gdisk default is 2048-sector boundaries - the default can be adjusted. If you use the above sizes and the + sign for specifying them, this happens to work out automatically. | ||
=== | === install Fedora23 on an UEFI machine (UEFI enabled ; LegacyBoot / CSM disabled) === | ||
Whenever you see a ?, you must fill in the appropriate drive letter (e.g. c or d). | Whenever you see a ?, you must fill in the appropriate drive letter (e.g. c or d). | ||
sd?3: efi /boot/efi | sd?3: efi /boot/efi | ||
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dosfslabel /dev/sd?1 VFAT | dosfslabel /dev/sd?1 VFAT | ||
shutdown or reboot | shutdown or reboot: | ||
exit | exit | ||
systemctl poweroff (or reboot for testing) | systemctl poweroff (or reboot for testing) | ||