Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide 5.2 - linux.meuhobby.com

Chapter 4.
Installing on Intel and AMD Systems
This chapter explains how to perform a Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation from the
DVD/CD-ROM, using the graphical, mouse-based installation program. The following topics are
discussed:
• Becoming familiar with the installation program's user interface
• Starting the installation program
• Selecting an installation method
• Configuration steps during the installation (language, keyboard, mouse, partitioning, etc.)
• Finishing the installation
1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface
If you have used a graphical user interface (GUI) before, you are already familiar with this
process; use your mouse to navigate the screens, click buttons, or enter text fields.
You can also navigate through the installation using the keyboard. The Tab key allows you to
move around the screen, the Up and Down arrow keys to scroll through lists, + and - keys
expand and collapse lists, while Space and Enter selects or removes from selection a
highlighted item. You can also use the Alt-X key command combination as a way of clicking on
buttons or making other screen selections, where X is replaced with any underlined letter
appearing within that screen.
Note
If you are using an x86, AMD64, or Intel® 64 system, and you do not wish to use
the GUI installation program, the text mode installation program is also available.
To start the text mode installation program, use the following command at the
boot: prompt:
linux text
Refer to Section 2, “The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface” for a
brief overview of text mode installation instructions.
It is highly recommended that installs be performed using the GUI installation
program. The GUI installation program offers the full functionality of the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux installation program, including LVM configuration which is not
available during a text mode installation.
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