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Chapter 3.
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES
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:
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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
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 Keystrokes Contents
1 [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[F1] installation dialog
2 [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[F2] shell prompt
3 [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[F3] install log (messages from
installation program)
4 [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[F4] system-related messages
5 [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[F5] other messages
7 [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[F7] X graphical display
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.