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How to Install
Red hat Linux
This article explains the installation
of Red hat Linux 7.0. Before installing the Red hat
Linux, make sure that you have the following equipment.
1. You ought to have manuals for
your computer monitor. If you do not have these
manuals then search the manufacturer’s site.
2. A notebook to keep record of the sections you
have made.
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Now you have to perform various tasks before
installation of Red hat Linux.
1. Change your BIOS setting so that your
CDROM is first in the boot sequence.
2. Make partitions of your hard drive using fdisk or any
other partition-making program. You will need at least
one partition for the installation of Red hat Linux. The
size of the partition (to be used for storing Red hat
Linux installation) should be at least 2GB
Installation Steps
Installation steps are as follow
1. Insert the “Disk” in
the CD drive and restart your machine.
2. Now you will see a welcome screen and a series of startup
messages like” “Anaconda, the Red Installation
tool is starting up”
3. Next 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.
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4. After making the selection,
Anaconda probes your card and monitor. After a successful
probe you would shortly see an “X” and
divided screen.
5. Now select a language. The default language is
“English” then click “next”.
6. Select the type of keyboard and mouse. Most of
the times the mouse has already been detected but
some times the installation use a generic mouse
setup.
7. In 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. The next screen gives you a choice of portioning
the Hard disk. Choose the one, which you required.
9. In next step you will be asked to enter the “IP
address”, “Hostname”, “Primary
DNS”. If you don’t have a network you
can skip this section.
10. You will be asked now to select the “time
zone”.
11. In the next step, you will be asked to give
a root password and add a least one user. The password
should be minimum 6 characters long.
12. 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.
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