I am a very old and very experienced windows user but very new in Linux (Windows and Linux are from different planets and I feel like I know nothing and understand more than nothing even at command line admin level) and brand new fresh in Fedora and I now I feel like got drank in a spoon as I do not understand why Fedora command line asked me for localhost login while its first boot just after installation completes. I do not understand what is asking me for, since the user account login username and password I got setup at start of installation are not accepted as localhost login credentials. So it asks me for something I did not order while on setup. Or at least I dont remember or I already forget what I did 5 mins before… Very uncomfort and unfamiliar situation for me. I reformat from scratch the installation and same happens so I am sure I do not order any credentials else than user’s account.
It is at command line (aka DOS) environment and not GUI. Any help is very much appreciated.
It seems you installed the server edition… did you follow this guide? If so, you should have created a root user account and a “regular” user account during install.
Any of those two can login into the server’s terminal / command line.
The server install does not come with a desktop environment, by default it is managed from command line. However, if you want, you can install any desktop environment from Fedora’s repo, see a guide here: Adding a graphical interface :: Fedora Docs
In case you were expecting a work station like experience with GUI and desktop apps out of the, it may be worth installing Fedora Workstation (or any of the other Desktop spin). Btw, you can run the same server services as on your server install.
Fedora Linux 39
Kernel 6.8.5-201.fc39.x86_64 on an x86_64
localhost login: root
Password:
Last login: Thu Apr 18 09:47:23 on pts/0
[root@newbox ~]#
The word “localhost” is the name given to your system, aka hostname. “root” is the user name you type in. Then you get the Password: prompt where you type in your password associated with the user name. Notice that this is typed in without any visible feedback, not even "*"s.
You might probably be happier if you install the Workstation edition, or one of the spins, where you get a more familiar graphical environment.
Thought all you three did not answered directly to my problem, but you made me realize that I have to restart installation using a guide and not my experience (from the close but so different “Windows Planet”) using an approach not working well here. Thank you all for these answers. I will use my time to exercise the information you gave me and understand better the new environment.
I found the current problem I faced and it came from the 1st installation partitions which I thought I deleted all but left root or boot so it asked me for the 1st user login info. Even partitioning method is different from windows. So, I repeat for 3rd time but more carefully the installation and now I login normally. Looks like Linux let me with freedom I did not used to, so I got offered options I used to see them as unorthodox before, options not common in windows.
Learning from scratch here. Done before, patience is my best friend.
I really appreciate your help a lot and I need it.
Glad you are making progress. Linux traces its heritage back to Unix. See The Evolution of the Unix Time-sharing System for some background and the reasoning behind some of the key ideas (e.g., process control, pipes and redirection, shell programs).
You might find it helpful to read Linux Command to learn more about the linux command-line. Command-line tools are often needed to solve problems that would use GUI tools in Windows.
Hello @miltellas ,
Welcome to !
I am glad to see you have a solution. If I may be so bold as to suggest that you do the following to get started with the best available experience.
Use the Fedora Media Writer to create a Fedora Workstation installation USB
Install to your system using the defaults and allow the installation to reclaim all space on your existing hard drive (if you are installing only Fedora on this machine).
Perform installation then reboot into your new Fedora Workstation
Setup your user credentials, and take the tour provided at first login.
!