As you are creating a kickstart file, you can select => at
any time to review your current selections.
To start with an existing kickstart file, select => and select
the existing file.
Choose the language to use during the installation and as the
default language to be used after installation from the menu.
Select the system keyboard type from the menu.
Choose the mouse for the system from the menu. If is
selected, no mouse is configured. If is selected, the installation program tries to
automatically detect the mouse. Probing works for most modern
mice.
If the system has a two-button mouse, a three-button mouse can
be emulated by selecting Emulate 3 Buttons.
If this option is selected, simultaneously clicking the left and
right mouse buttons are recognized as a middle mouse button
click.
From the menu, choose the time
zone to use for the system. To configure the system to use UTC,
select Use UTC clock.
Enter the desired root password for the system in the Root Password text entry box. Type the same password
in the Confirm Password text box. The
second field is to make sure you do not mistype the password and
then realize you do not know what it is after you have completed
the installation. To save the password as an encrypted password in
the file, select Encrypt root password. If
the encryption option is selected, when the file is saved, the
plain text password that you typed are encrypted and written to the
kickstart file. Do not type an already encrypted password and
select to encrypt it. Because a kickstart file is a plain text file
that can be easily read, it is recommended that an encrypted
password be used.
To install languages in addition to the one selected from the
Default Language pulldown menu. check them
in the list. The language
selected from the Default Language pulldown
menu is used by default after installation; however, the default
can be changed with the Language
Configuration Tool (system-config-language) after installation.
Choosing Target Architecture specifies
which specific hardware architecture distribution is used during
installation.
Choosing Reboot system after
installation reboots your system automatically after the
installation is finished.
Kickstart installations are performed in graphical mode by
default. To override this default and use text mode instead, select
the Perform installation in text mode
option.
You can perform a kickstart installation in interactive mode.
This means that the installation program uses all the options
pre-configured in the kickstart file, but it allows you to preview
the options in each screen before continuing to the next screen. To
continue to the next screen, click the Next button after you have approved the settings or
change them before continuing the installation. To select this type
of installation, select the Perform
installation in interactive mode option.
