Complete steps to install Red hat Linux
You follow these steps to install the Red hat Linux.
1. In the first step insert the operating system “Disk” in the CD drive and restart your computer.
2. A welcome screen and a series of startup messages like” “Anaconda, the Red Installation tool is starting up”
3. A screen will ask you to choose the installation mode. Press “Enter” to start the graphical installation or “text” to start the installation of Red hat Linux in text mode. There will be two more modes “Rescue” mode and the “Expert” mode. Expert mode is for more advanced users and rescue mode is used if you want to fix a previous installation. Default mode is a graphical mode and it is recommended for most of the users
4. When you made the selection, Anaconda probes your card and monitor. After a successful probe you would shortly see an “X” and divided screen.
5. After this step you select a language. The default language is “English” then click “next”.
6. Now you select the type of keyboard and mouse. Most of the times the mouse has already been detected but some times the installation uses a generic mouse setup.
7. The next screen you would be given the installation type. You will be provided four different types of installation.
Workstation it is better for a new user
Server it erases all the partitions on the disk
Custom for the geeks
upgrade it is used to upgrade previous version of Red hat Linux with a new one
Select the one, which meets your requirements.
8. A screen appears to choice of portioning the Hard disk. Choose the one, which you required.
9. Enter the “IP address” in the next step“Hostname”, “Primary DNS”. If you don’t have a network you can skip this section.
10. Select the “time zone” in the next step.
11. You will be asked to give a root password and add a least one user. The password should be minimum 6 characters long.
12. In the next step is the configuration of your monitor and video card. Be careful at this moment because a wrong selection may damage your monitor. You should use “auto detected” feature at this time.
13. Now you can sit back and relax as the Red hat Linux gets installed. Normally it takes 20-30 minutes or depending upon your machine
After following these steps you will be able to install the Red hat Linux in a very easy way. This article will lead you the best installation process
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