Installation guide

20 Chapter 1. Getting Started
Figure 1-8. GnoRPM
Click on the Install button in the upper left corner of this window. Another screen appears,
similar to Figure 1-9.
Figure 1-9. GnoRPM Installation Screen
Scroll through the list of documents on the left. Files beginning with rhl are Red Hat Linux
manuals. The letters ig, gsg, cg, and rg follow rhl, corresponding to the Installation, Getting
Started, Customization, and Reference guides respectively.
Select the manual(s) you want to install by clicking on the checkbox to the right of the file-
name. Then, click on the Install button. An installation status screen appears and closes when
installation is complete.
The manual(s) you installed now appear on the main menu under Programs => Documentation
=> Official Red Hat Linux.
The manuals can also be installed from a shell prompt. Open a shell prompt, and type the follow-
ing at the command line:
su -
Press [Enter]. You will be asked for your root password. Enter the password at the prompt and
press [Enter]. You are now logged in as root. To install all four manuals, type the following:
rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/rhl-*.rpm
Press [Enter].
To install only certain manuals, replace rhl-*.rpm with the full file name of the manual that you
want to install. For example, the file name for the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide