# Welcome to Vine Linux

Welcome! This installation process is outlined in detail in the Vine Linux Installation Guide available from Project Vine. Please read through the entire manual before you begin this installation process.

HTML and PDF copies of the manual are available online at http://vinelinux.org/ There is also an HTML copy on the Vine Linux CD set.

If you have purchased the Official Vine Linux boxed set, be sure to register your product through our website (http://vinelinux.org/).

Throughout this installation, you will be able to use your mouse to choose different options. You can also navigate the installation using the Tab and Enter keys.

Use the Next and Back buttons to progress through these screens. Click Next to save the information and proceed to the next screen; click Back to move to the previous screen without saving any information.

To minimize this help screen, click on the Hide Help button.

The release notes for Vine Linux 3.0 provide an overview of features that may not have been available for documentation. To view the release notes, click the Release Notes button and a new screen will appear. Click Close to close the release notes and return to the installation program.

You can cancel this installation any time before the Preparing to Install screen. When you click Next on Preparing to Install, package installation will begin and data will be written to your hard drive. To cancel before this screen, you can safely reboot your system (using the reset button, or Ctrl-Alt-Del).