Installation guide

Introduction
Welcome to the Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide.
The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide contains information on how to customize
your Red Hat Linux system to fit your needs. If you are looking for a step-by-step, task-
oriented guide for configuring and customizing your system, this is the manual for you.
This manual discusses many intermediate topics such as the following:
• Setting up a network interface card (NIC)
• Performing a Kickstart installation
• Configuring Samba shares
• Managing your software with RPM
• Determining information about your system
• Upgrading your kernel
This manual is divided into the following main categories:
• Installation-Related Reference
• Network-Related Reference
• System Configuration
• Package Management
This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of your Red Hat Linux system. If you
need reference material which covers more basic issues such as configuring your desktop or
playing audio CD-RPMs, please refer to the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide. If you
need more advanced documentation such as an overview of the Red Hat Linux filesystem,
please refer to the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide.
HTML and PDF versions of the Official Red Hat Linux manuals are available on the Docu-
mentation CD and online at http://www.redhat.com/docs/.
Note
Although this manual reflects the most current information possible, you should read the Red Hat
Linux Release Notes for information that may not have been available prior to our documentation
being finalized. They can be found on the Red Hat Linux CD #1 and online at:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux
1. Changes to This Manual
This manual has been expanded to include new features in Red Hat Linux 7.3 as well as
topics requested by our readers. Changes to this manual include:
Kickstart Options
The kickstart options have been updated to include the new options in Red Hat Linux
7.3.