“Fog is a Linux-based, free and open source computer imaging solution for Windows XP and Vista that ties together a few open-source tools with a php-based web interface. Fog doesn’t use any boot disks, or CDs; everything is done via TFTP and PXE. “

Now that you have Ubuntu installed your system is now ready to install the FOG Suite.

Login and lets get started.

1. Download the newest version of Fog from http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeghost/ you can do this by going to Applications à Internet à Firefox and entering the url

2. Save the file to the /opt directory (should be named fog_*.**.fc.tar.gz)

3. Open terminal by going to Applications à Accessories à Terminal

4. Now we are going to un-tar (unzip) the installation files,

Here are the commands:

cd /opt

tar –xvzf fog*

cd fog*

cd bin

v. ./installfog.sh (This will launch the setup Script)

5. Follow the prompts and answer the questions. Answers may vary depending on your network.

6. After the installation is complete go back into Firefox and enter the url : http://[serveripaddress]/fog/management once here you will be asked to install the database schema. Click Install/Upgrade Now

7. After this is complete go back to http://[serveripaddress]/fog/management . Now that the schema is installed you should be asked for a username and password. The username is fog and the password is password

8. The installation is now complete.