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Linux RedHat 7.3 Installation

 

This chapter doesn't want to be a complex explanation of the Linux installation. It only covers a step-by-step installation that works with Gate-and-Way.

Following these steps you will be able to easily install Linux on one empty hard disk. If you want to install Linux on a multi-boot system (Windows / Linux) or if you want to install a software RAID system, you can check the documentation coming with your Linux distribution or look at The Linux Documentation Project: http://www.tldp.org

Boot your system from the cdrom #1 and at the boot: prompt press enter.
To install your RedHat Linux box please follow the steps below.

Please note that most choices will be automatically proposed by Linux itself and you have not to change them. Look at the left frame into the installation program to have a deep explanation of the various settings.

PAGE TO DO
Welcome to Red Hat Linux Press Next
Language Selection Choose your language and press Next
Keyboard Configuration Choose your model and press Next
Mouse Configuration Choose your model and press Next
Install Options Select Custom and press Next
Choosing Your Partitioning Strategy Choose Have the installer automatically partition for you and press Next
Automatic Partitioning Choose Remove all partitions on this system, select your hard disk(s) and press Next
Warning: All data on the disk will be lost Press Yes (you are sure you want to do this)
Partitions 3 partitions have been created.
  1. /boot (about 50 Mb)
  2. swap (about twice your RAM size)
  3. / (all the remaining space)

If this is ok, then click Next

Boot Loader Installation Check Use LILO as the boot loader, leave all the remaining settings as they are and press Next
Network Configuration Configure your network card to match your network addresses.

Notice: If You want to configure your Linux server to act as an Internet router, don't use DHCP, give it a static IP address (and confirm it with <ENTER>, so the other fields will be automatically filled) then fill all the other fields, but Gateway and DNS (empty them when automatically filled).

Press Next

Firewall Configurations Choose the High security level, check your network card (usually eth0) in the Trusted devices section and click Next
Language Support Selection Choose your language and press Next
Time Zone Selection Choose your time zone and press Next
Account Configuration Enter the password for the root user (administrator) twice in the two edit boxes. Don't forget the password or you will not be able to access your PC later !.
Click Next
Authentication Configuration Click Next
Selecting Package Groups Scroll the list till the end and click on Everything, then press Next
Video Configuration Select your video card and press Next
About to Install Click Next
Installing Packages Wait for the installation of the Linux software.
Insert the cdrom #2 and #3 when requested.
Boot Disk Creation Insert a blank diskette in the floppy drive and press Next
Monitor Selection Choose your monitor type and press Next
Custom X Configuration Choose Color Depth = High Color (16 bit), Screen Resolution = 800x600, Default Desktop = KDE, Login Type = Graphical and press Next
Congratulations Remove any diskette from the drive and Click Exit to reboot your system from the Linux hard disk.

At the login prompt type root and the password you chose some steps ago.


Last updated on 31 Genuary 2003