Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Es; The Installation Program User Interface; Starting The Installation Program - Red Hat LINUX ES 2.1 Installation Manual

Table of Contents

This chapter explains how to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES from the CD-ROM using the graph-

ical, mouse-based installation program. The following topics are discussed:

Getting familiar with the installation program's user interface

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Starting the installation program

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Selecting an installation method

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Conﬁguration steps during the installation (language, keyboard, mouse, etc.)

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Finishing the installation

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3.1. The Installation Program User Interface

If you have used a graphical user interface (GUI) before, you will be familiar with this process;

simply use your mouse to navigate the screens, "click" buttons, or enter text ﬁelds. You can also

navigate through the installation using the [Tab] and [Enter] keys.

3.1.1. A Note about Virtual Consoles

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES installation program offers more than the dialog boxes of the in-

stallation process. Several different kinds of diagnostic messages are available to you, in addition

to providing a way to enter commands from a shell prompt. The installation program displays these

messages on ﬁve virtual consoles, among which you can switch using a single keystroke combination.

These virtual consoles can be helpful if you encounter a problem while installing Red Hat Enterprise

Linux ES. Messages displayed on the installation or system consoles can help pinpoint a problem.

Please see Table 3-1 for a listing of the virtual consoles, keystrokes used to switch to them, and their

contents.

Console

Table 3-1. Console, Keystrokes, and Contents

Generally, there is no reason to leave the default console (virtual console #7) unless you are attempting

to diagnose installation problems.