Chapter 4. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Chapter 4. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

4.1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface
4.1.1. A Note about Virtual Consoles
4.2. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface
4.2.1. Using the Keyboard to Navigate
4.3. Installation Methods
4.3.1. Installing from CD-ROM
4.3.2. Installing from a Hard Drive or DASD
4.3.3. Performing a Network Installation
4.3.4. Installing via NFS
4.3.5. Installing via FTP
4.3.6. Installing via HTTP
4.4. Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4.5. Language Selection
4.6. Disk Partitioning Setup
4.7. Partitioning Your System
4.7.1. Graphical Display of Hard Drive(s)
4.7.2. Disk Druid's Buttons
4.7.3. Partition Fields
4.7.4. Recommended Partitioning Scheme
4.7.5. Editing Partitions
4.8. Network Configuration
4.9. Firewall Configuration
4.10. Language Support Selection
4.11. Time Zone Configuration
4.12. Set Root Password
4.13. Package Group Selection
4.14. Preparing to Install
4.15. Installing Packages
4.16. Installation Complete
4.17. Itanium Systems — Booting Your Machine and Post-Installation Setup
4.17.1. Post-Installation Boot Loader Options
4.17.2. Booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automatically

This chapter explains how to perform a Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation from the CD-ROM, using the graphical, mouse-based installation program. The following topics are discussed:


[2] A root password is the administrative password for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. You should only log in as root when needed for system maintenance. The root account does not operate within the restrictions placed on normal user accounts, so changes made as root can have implications for your entire system.