The Graphical Installation Program User Interface


If you have used a graphical user interface (GUI) before, you will be familiar with this process; simply use your mouse to navigate the screens, "click" buttons, or enter text fields. You can also navigate through the installation using the Tab and Enter keys.

Note

If you do not wish to use the GUI installation program, the text mode installation program is also available. Use the boot command boot: text to start the text mode installation program. Please refer to the section “The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface” for an overview of text mode installation instructions.

A Note about Virtual Consoles

The Red Hat Linux installation program offers more than the dialog boxes of the installation process. Several different kinds of diagnostic messages are available to you, in addition to providing 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. These virtual consoles can be helpful if you encounter a problem while installing Red Hat Linux. Messages displayed on the installation or system consoles can help pinpoint a problem. See Table 2-1 for a listing of the virtual consoles, keystrokes used to switch to them, and their contents.

Note

Generally, there is no reason to leave the default console (virtual console #7) unless you are attempting to diagnose installation problems.

Table 2-1: Virtual Consoles

Console #

Keystrokes

Contents

1

Ctrl-Alt-F1

Installation dialog

2

Ctrl-Alt-F2

Shell prompt

3

Ctrl-Alt-F3

Install log (messages from the installation program

4

Ctrl-Alt-F4

System-related messages

5

Ctrl-Alt-F5

Other messages

7

Ctrl-Alt-F7

X graphical environment




The Red Hat Documentation Team - Official Red Hat Linux User's Guide
The Red Hat Documentation Team - Official Red Hat Linux User's Guide
ISBN: N/A
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Year: 2002
Pages: 223

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