Write step by step procedure to install LINUX.

The easiest way to start the installation is to boot directly from the CD.1.Welcome to Red Hat LinuxThe Welcome screen does not prompt you for any input

Click on the Next button to continue

2. Language Selection:Using your mouse, select the language you would prefer to use for the installation .The installation program will try to define the appropriate time zone based on what you specify on this screen.

Once you select the appropriate language, click Next to continue.

3.Keyboard Configuration:Using your mouse, select the correct layout type (for example, U.S. English) for the keyboard you would prefer to use for the installation and as the system default

Once you have made your selection, click Next to continue.

4.Mouse Configuration:Choose the correct mouse type for your system. If you cannot find an exact match, choose a mouse type that you are sure is compatible with your system .

5.Choosing to Upgrade or Install:The Upgrade Examine screen appears automatically if the installation program detects a prior version of Red Hat Linux on your system.

If you would like to perform an upgrade, select Perform an upgrade of an existing installation.

To perform a new installation of Red Hat Linux on your system, select Perform a new Red Hat Linux installation and click Next .

6. Installation Type:Choose the type of installation you would like to perform Red Hat Linux allows you to choose the installation type that best fits your needs. Your options are Personal Desktop, Workstation, Server, Custom, and Upgrade.

7.Disk Partitioning Setup

On this screen, you can choose to perform automatic partitioning, or manual partitioning using Disk Druid.

Automatic partitioning allows you to perform an installation without having to partition your drive(s) yourself. If you do not feel comfortable with partitioning your system, it is recommended that you do not choose to partition manually and instead let the installation program partition for you.

To partition manually, choose the Disk Druid partitioning tool.

If you chose to manually partition using Disk Druid

7(1) Automatic Partitioning:

1. Remove all Linux partitions on this system2. Remove all partitions on this system3. Keep all partitions and use existing free space

If you have two or more hard drives, you can choose which hard drive(s) should contain this installation. Unselected hard drives, and any data on them, will not be touched.

Click Next once you have made your selections to proceed.

7(2)Partitioning Your System:If you chose automatic partitioning and selected Review, you can either accept the current partition settings (click Next ), or modify the setup using Disk Druid, the manual partitioning tool.

Recommended Partitioning Scheme:

A swap partition (at least 32MB)

A /boot partition (100MB)

A root partition (1.7-5.0GB)

8. Boot Loader Configuration:

The installation program provides two boot loaders for you to choose from, GRUB and LILO.

1.GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader)

2. LILO (LInux LOader)

LILO (LInux LOader): LILO stores information about the location of the kernel or other operating system on the Master Boot Record (MBR). 

GNU GRUB (GRand Unified Boot loader) GRUB has a more powerful, interactive command line interface GRUB will default to its command line interface where the user can boot the system manually. GRUB may have difficulties booting certain hardware.

LILO and GRUB do have a number of differences: 

* LILO has no interactive command interface, whereas GRUB does. * LILO does not support booting from a network, whereas GRUB does. * LILO stores information regarding the location of the operating systems it can to load physically on the MBR. If you change your LILO config file, you have to rewrite the LILO stage one boot loader to the MBR. Compared with GRUB, this is a much more risky option since a misconfigured MBR could leave the system unbootable. With GRUB, if the configuration file is configured incorrectly, it will simply default to the GRUB command-line interface.

Boot Loader Configuration

If you do not want to install GRUB as your boot loader, click Change boot

loader . You can then choose to install LILO or choose not to install a boot loader at all.

If you already have a boot loader that can boot Linux and do not want to overwrite your current boot loader, or if you plan to boot the system using boot diskettes, choose Do not install a boot loader by clicking on the Change boot loader button.

If you choose to use a boot loader password to enhance your system security, be sure to select the checkbox labeled Use a boot loader password.

9. Set Root Password:The root account is used to install packages, upgrade RPMs, and perform most system maintenance. Logging in as root gives you complete control over your system.

10. Package Group Selection:if you were to perform a Personal Desktop installation, you may see a screen such as this:

Personal Desktop Default Installation

To select packages individually, check the Customize the set of packages to be installed checkbox

You can select package groups, which group components together according to function (for example, X Window System and Editors), individual packages, or a combination of the two.

11. Preparing to Install:

You should now see a screen preparing you for the installation of Red Hat Linux.

For your reference, a complete log of your installation can be found in /root/install.log once you reboot your system.

12. Installing Packages:At this point there is nothing left for you to do until all the packages have been installed . How quickly this happens depends on the number of packages you have selected and your computer's speed.

Installing Packages

13. Installation Complete:Congratulations! Your Red Hat Linux 9 installation is now complete!

The installation program will prompt you to prepare your system for reboot. Remember to remove any installation media (diskette in the diskette drive or CD in the CD-ROM drive) if they are not ejected automatically upon reboot.