Kickstart Configurator allows you to create a
kickstart file using a graphical user interface, so that you do not have
to remember the correct syntax of the file. After choosing the kickstart
options, click the Save File button, and a
kickstart file is generated.
For a more detailed explanation of kickstart options, refer to the section called Kickstart Options.
To use Kickstart Configurator, you must by
running the X Window System. To start
Kickstart Configurator, use
of the following methods:
On the GNOME desktop, go to the (on the Panel) =>
=> => .
On the KDE desktop, go to the
(on the Panel) => =>
=>
Type the command ksconfig at a shell prompt
(for example, in an XTerm or GNOME terminal)
All options in the Basic Configuration section are
required. Choose the default language,
keyboard, mouse, and time zone. Enter a root password in the
Root Password text field to set the root password
for the system. Choose whether to install LILO on the master boot record
(MBR) or not to install LILO. Next to Authentication
choose whether to enable shadow passwords and MD5.
In the Installation Source section, choose either
CD-ROM, NFS,
FTP, or Hard drive as the
installation source. If you choose NFS, enter the
NFS server and NFS directory. If you choose FTP,
enter the FTP server and FTP directory. If you choose Hard
drive, enter the hard drive partition and directory.
In the Partition Information section, choose
whether to clear the MBR. You can also choose not to
remove the existing partitions, to remove all the existing partitions,
or to remove only the existing Linux partitions. Configure your
partition table and mount points (this can be compared to Disk
Druid or fdisk). By default, a
35 MB /boot directory, a 128 MB swap partition, and
a / (root) partition is created. Delete them if you
want to configure different partitions. To add additional partitions,
click the Add button.
In the Additional Options section, click the
Networking button to configure the network
settings. Choose DHCP, Static
IP, or None as shown in Figure 2-2. If you choose Static
IP, enter your IP address, netmask, gateway, and primary
nameserver in the given text fields.
Click the Authentication button to enable NIS,
LDAP, Kerberos 5, and Hesiod support. The window in Figure 2-3 will appear.
Click the Firewall button to configure the
firewall settings for the system. The firewall window, as shown in Figure 2-4, is identical to the firewall screen that
is used during the Red Hat Linux installation program. Refer to the
Official Red Hat Linux x86 Installation Guide for further information about configuring
the firewall settings.
Click the Packages button to configure which
packages to install. This section allows you to choose which packages
you want to install. These are the same packages groups that are in the
Red Hat Linux installation program.
After selecting your kickstart options, click the Save
File button to display a file dialog box. Save the file as
ks.cfg. Refer to the section called Starting a Kickstart Installation to start the kickstart
installation.
