Linux installation (Red Hat Enterprise Edition 5)

Step by step Linux installation (Red Hat Enterprise Edition 5).

Step1:

• Switch on our pc.
• Change boot sequence. (make cdrom first boot device from BIOS)
• Insert the Red Hat Enterprise Edition 5 DVD into our cdrom drive.

Step2:

• To install or upgrade Red Hat Linux in Graphical mode, press the <ENTER>
• To install or upgrade Red Hat Linux in text mode type linux text <ENTER>
• Boot: press enter.

Step3:

• MEDIA TEST
• OK   /    Skip
• Select Skip, Press Enter

Step4:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
• Next.

Step4:

• Next.

Step5:

• Language Selection.
• Select English.
• Next.

Step6:

• Key board.
• U.S English.
• Next.

Step7:

• Installation Number
• Select, Skip entering Installation Number.
• OK

Step8:

• Click Skip

Step9:

• Installation Type.
• Select, Install Red Hat Enterprise Server.

Step10:

• Partitioning.
• Select, Custom layout.
• Next.

Step11:

This is the important stage of Linux installation, we need to partition our hard disk for the installation. At first we create swap space.

·         Select free space (If not available free space, delete a partition block and create free space)

·         Click New tab create swap partition. Size(Double of RAM)

·         Again select free space, Click New tab, Select mount point as ‘/’ , File system type ext3.

·         Size (MB), [write available space in MB]

Step12:

• Boot loader configuration.
• Select GRUB.

Step13:

• Network Device.
• Next.

Step14:

• Select Asia/Dhaka.
• Next.

Step15:

• Root password.
• Insert Password.

Step16:

• Package selection.
• Select Customize Now.
• Next.

Step17:

• Select Desktop.                      Right side, Tick mark KDE,
• Select Application.                 Right side,Tick mark Editor, Office productivity, Sound & Video, Text based internet,

·         Servers                                   Right side, Tick mark everything, Each time Select Optional Package button at the bottom and select all the packages.

·         Development                         Right side, Tick mark Development tool.

Step18:

• Next.

Checking dependencies in packages selected for installation.

Step19:

• Next.

Installing…………………….

Reboot system.

After Reboot………………...

Step1:

• Welcome
• Forward

Step2:

• License Agreement
• Select, yes, I agree to license agreement.

Step3:

• Firewall
• Select, Disable.

Step4:

• SELinux.
• Disable

Step5:

• Kdump
• Forward.

Step6:

• Set Date & Time.
• Forward.

Step7:

• Set Up software Updates.
• Forward.

Step8:

• Create user.
• Username …….
• Password……..
• Confirm Password.
• Forward.

Step9:

• Sound Card
• Forward.

Step10:

• Finish.

Reboot system.