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Linux RedHat 9.0 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

You can download the iso images of the 3 CD-ROMs at http://www.linuxiso.org

Boot your system from the cdrom #1 and at the boot: prompt press enter.
You can now choose to test your CD media or to install Linux pressing skip.
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 does not need to change them. Look at the left frame into the installation program to have a deep explanation of the various settings.

  PAGE TO DO
1) Welcome to Red Hat Linux Press Next
2) Language Selection Choose your language and press Next
3) Keyboard Configuration Choose your model and press Next
4) Mouse Configuration Choose your model and press Next
5) Installation Type Select Custom and press Next
6) Disk Partitioning Setup Choose Automatically partition and press Next
7) Automatic Partitioning Choose Remove all partitions on this system, select your hard disk(s) and press Next
8) Warning: All data on the disk will be lost Press Yes (you are sure you want to do this)
9) Disk Setup 3 partitions have been created.
  1. /boot (about 100 Mb)
  2. swap (about twice your RAM size)
  3. / (all the remaining space)

If this is ok, then click Next

10) Boot Loader Configuration Press Next
11) 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 (clicking on EDIT), manually choose an hostname and do not fill the fields Gateway and DNSs. In this way, after pressing Next, Linux will show some messages: "You have not specified the field .... . Depending on your network environment this may cause problems later". Simply ignore them and click on Continue.

Press Next

12) Firewall Configurations Choose the High security level, check your network card (usually eth0) in the Trusted devices section and click Next
13) Additional Language Support Choose your language(s) and press Next
14) Time Zone Selection Choose your time zone and press Next
15) Set Root Password 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
16) Authentication Configuration Click Next
17) Package Group Selection Scroll the list till the end and click on Everything, then press Next
18) About to Install Click Next
19) Installing Packages Wait for the installation of the Linux software.
Insert the cdrom #2 and #3 when requested.
20) Boot Diskette Creation Insert a blank diskette in the floppy drive and press Next, then Make boot disk
21) Graphical Interface (X) Configuration Choose your video card and press Next
22) Monitor Configuration Choose your monitor type and press Next
23) Customize Graphic Configuration Choose Color Depth = High Color (16 bit), Screen Resolution = 800x600, Login Type = Graphical and press Next
24) Congratulations Remove any diskette from the drive and Click Exit to reboot your system from the Linux hard disk.
25) Welcome to Red Hat Linux Click Forward
26) User Account Click Forward without adding any user account (you can do it later).

A dialog will appear: "It is higly recommended that a personal user account is created...". Ignore the message and click Continue

27) Date and Time Set Date and Time, then click Forward.

Notice: If You want to enable the Network Time Protocol, you must have an already working internet connection up and running. If this Linux server will be the Internet router for your LAN, than you have to configure NTP later.

28) Sound Card Click Forward
29) Red Hat Network Choose if you want to register with the Red Hat Network or not, then click Forward.
30) Additional CDs Click Forward
31) Finished Setup ! Click Forward.

At the Username: prompt type root , then insert the password you chose at step 15.


Last updated on 30 Apr 2004