Red Hat Linux 7 Unleashed

By William Ball

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Lead Authors
  • About the Contributing Authors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • Introduction
  • I. Red Hat Linux Installation and User Services
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Red Hat Linux
  • Chapter 2. Installation of Your Red Hat System
    • Preparing for Your Linux Installation
    • Choosing an Installation Method
    • GUI Versus Text-Based Installation
    • Partitioning
    • Creating Boot Disks
    • Starting a Network Install
    • Addressing PCMCIA and External Issues
    • Step-by-Step Installation
    • Post-Installation and Configuration
    • Logging In and Shutting Down
    • Summary
  • Chapter 3. LILO and Other Boot Managers
  • Chapter 4. Configuring the X Window System, Version 11
  • Chapter 5. Window Managers
  • Chapter 6. Connecting to the Internet
  • Chapter 7. IRC, ICQ, and Chat Clients
  • Chapter 8. Using Multimedia and Graphics Clients
  • II. Configuring Services
  • Chapter 9. System Startup and Shutdown
  • Chapter 10. SMTP and Protocols
  • Chapter 11. FTP
  • Chapter 12. Apache Server
  • Chapter 13. Internet News
  • Chapter 14. Domain Name Service and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • Chapter 15. NIS: Network Information Service
  • Chapter 16. NFS: Network Filesystem
  • Chapter 17. Samba
  • III. System Administration and Management
  • Chapter 18. Linux Filesystems, Disks, and Other Devices
  • Chapter 19. Printing with Linux
  • Chapter 20. TCP/IP Network Management
  • Chapter 21. Linux System Administration
  • Chapter 22. Backup and Restore
  • Chapter 23. System Security
  • IV. Red Hat Development and Productivity
  • Chapter 24. Linux C/C++ Programming Tools
  • Chapter 25. Shell Scripting
  • Chapter 26. Automating Tasks
  • Chapter 27. Configuring and Building Kernels
  • Chapter 28. Emulators, Tools, and Window Clients
  • V. Appendixes
  • A. The Linux Documentation Project
  • B. Top Linux Commands and Utilities
  • C. The GNU General Public License
  • D. Red Hat Linux RPM Package Listings

GUI Versus Text-Based Installation

Red Hat gives you two choices for installation: GUI or text-based. If you have installed Linux before you can choose either. The graphical install is better for you if you are a new user because you are guided through every step with help in the side pane. The text-based install allows you more control over what is going on during the install. This, however, requires some experience with installing Linux. All choices will be the same in the GUI installation, but they may come in different order and you'll have mouse support and a more familiar interface. The only benefit, if you want to call it that, is the ability to click through options instead of having to tab through a list and press Enter. Pressing Enter at the wrong time could cause serious problems, so this can be awkward. You navigate through the installation dialogs using a simple set of keystrokes. To move the cursor, use the arrow keys. Use Tab and Alt+Tab to cycle forward or backward through each widget on the screen. A summary of available cursor positioning keys displays along the bottom of most screens.

To "press" a button, position the cursor over the button (using Tab, for instance) and press the spacebar (or Enter). To select an item from a list of items, move the cursor to the item you want to select and press Enter. To select an item with a check box, move the cursor to the check box and press the spacebar to select the item. To deselect, press the spacebar a second time.

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