Learn How to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Step 1 :Boot RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 From Your Bootable DVD .
Step 2 : Select your Language according to your choice .
Step 3 : Select your keyboard Layout and Press Next .
Step 4 : If you dont have Installation Number then select the Skip option and press OK then Press Next.
Press the Skip button and click Next.
Step 5 : Some Warning message comes on the screen , it ask you To Create a New Partition .Choose Yes and press Next Button .
It will searching for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Installations .
Step6 : Choose your Partition layout . Here I am choosing Create custom layout .
After selectting your layout click Next .
Step 7 : Selelct Free Space and click on New Button
Now here you have to click on the drpo down button and choose / also known as root, See the next window.
Select Mount Point : /
Mount Point : /
File System Type : ext3
Size(MB) : 12000
//here i have 20 GB harddisk and i have given 12 Gb (12000mb) space to the root .
This window shows that your root partition created.
Step 8 Creating Boot Partition
Mount Point : /boot
Choose File System Type according to your choice : I have selected ext3
Size(MB) : 2000
Remember : We created Boot partition for only Booting files .
Here it is your /boot partition is created successfully.
Step 9 : Creating Swap Partition
Choose Swap under the File System Type .
Size(MB) : 1200 // I have given 1200 bcz on my vmplayer i have given 600 mb of RAM.
Remember : Linux used Twice the amount of Ram as a swap space , so always give twice the memory you have .
For example : You have 256 mb = 512 mb you have to give as a swap space . I hope you got my point
Your Swap partition also successfully created .
You all 3 partition are shown here .
Step 10 : Click Next Button . Dont change anything untill you know about it.
Step 11: Network Devices: Set the Hostname as a automatically via DHCP .
Step 12 : Select your Timezone and click Next.
Step 13 : Enter root Password
Wait for sometime , It will retrive some information shown in the image .
Step 14 : Click on Customize now to chane the Desktop Environment.
Step 15 : Here you can choose which type of Dektop Environment you want to install
I have selected KDE (K Desktop Environment )
It will check for packages wait until it completed.
Step 16 :Now click On Reboot Button on the botto, right of this window.
Formatting of your file system is starting now .
Now your Installation is starting .It takes several minutes to complete.Be patience ...
Installation starts
Red Hat is Booting Now
Step 17 : Click on the Forward Button.
Step 18 : Agreement : Select Yes and click on the Forward Button.
Step 19 : Firewall : Click Forward
In this step click on Forward Button
Step 20 : Click ON Forward
Step 21 : Select You Date and Time and click Forward.
Step 22 : Select No, and click Forward
Step 23 : click on No thanks , i'll connect later and press Forward Button.
Click Forward
Step 24 : Create User : Enter your Username and Password then Press Forward.
Step 25 : Sound Test : Click On play button , if you hear the sample sound then click Yes .
Your installation complete click on Finish Button.
Step 26 : Enter Username
Step 27 : Enter Password
Your KDE Desktop is open now !!
Installation Completed
Now gain some experiance on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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