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Red Hat Linux Step-by-Step Installation
Installing Red Hat Linux
To begin the installations, insert the first installation CD into the CD/DVD drive and turn on or reset the system.
The system boots from the CD and displays a screen of instructions with a boot: prompt at the bottom. Refer to your systems bios setup to boot from CD.
Booting the System: The boot: Prompt

Normal installation You can give different commands at a boot: prompt. If you are installing from CDs, you can generally press RETURN without entering a command to start installing Red Hat Linux. Or you can just wait; if you do not type anything for a minute, the installation proceeds as though you pressed RETURN. To display a list of boot type parameters press the TAB key.
SELinux By default, REDHAT is installed with SELinux turned off. Unless you need a very secure system, you do not need to turn this feature on. Give the following command to install REDHAT with SELinux turned on:
boot: linux selinux

Booting As the system boots, text scrolls on the monitor. After a while (up to a few minutes, depending on the speed of the system), the installer displays a graphical menu.
RETURN Without entering a command, press RETURN in response to the boot: prompt to perform a graphical installation from CDs. This installation probes the computer to determine as much as possible about the hardware.
The Anaconda Installer
Anaconda, the program that installs Red Hat Linux, identifies the hardware, builds the filesystems, and installs or upgrades the Red Hat Linux operating system. Anaconda can run in text or graphical (default) interactive mode. While you are installing Red Hat Linux, until Anaconda displays the About to Install screen, you can press CONTROL-ALT-DEL to abort the installation process and reboot without making any changes to the hard disk.

Using Anaconda
Anaconda provides a NEXT button at the lower-right of each of the installation screens and a BACK button next to it on most screens. When you have completed the entries on an installation screen, click NEXT.
Initially, each of the graphical installation screens is divided into two columns: a narrow help column on the left and information and prompts about the installation on the right. Select the Hide Help button (lower-left) to remove the help column. Select Release Notes (next to Hide Help) to display the release notes for the version of Red Hat Linux you are installing.
Anaconda Screens
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