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Installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4*
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Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4* Installation
This section explains how to perform a Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation from the CD-ROM, using
the graphical, mouse-based installation program.
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 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 “The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface” section 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.
Users who must use the text mode installation program can follow the GUI installation instructions
and obtain all needed information.
A Note about Virtual Consoles
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation program offers more than the dialog boxes of the installation
process. Several kinds of diagnostic messages are available to you, as well as 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.
A virtual console is a shell prompt in a non-graphical environment, accessed from the physical machine,
not remotely. Multiple virtual consoles can be accessed simultaneously.