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B
- Basic Input/Output System (see BIOS)
- BIOS
-
- definition of, The BIOS
-
- (see also boot process)
- BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), How Do I Start the Installation Program?
- BitTorrent, From BitTorrent
-
- seeding, From BitTorrent
- boot CD-ROM, Alternative Boot Methods
-
- creating, Making an Installation Boot CD-ROM
- boot loader, Upgrading Boot Loader Configuration, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration
-
- (see also GRUB)
- configuration, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration
- GRUB, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration
- installing on boot partition, Advanced Boot Loader Configuration
- MBR, Advanced Boot Loader Configuration
- password, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration
- upgrading, Upgrading Boot Loader Configuration
- boot loader password, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration
- boot loaders, GRUB
-
- (see also GRUB)
- definition of, The GRUB Boot Loader
- boot methods
-
- boot CD-ROM, Alternative Boot Methods
- USB pen drive, Alternative Boot Methods
- boot options, Additional Boot Options
-
- boot.iso, Additional Boot Options
- linux mediacheck, Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation
- mediacheck, Additional Boot Options
- serial mode, Additional Boot Options
-
- UTF-8, Additional Boot Options
- text mode, Additional Boot Options
- boot process, Boot Process, Init, and Shutdown, A Detailed Look at the Boot Process
-
- (see also boot loaders)
- chain loading, GRUB and the x86 Boot Process
- direct loading, GRUB and the x86 Boot Process
- for x86, A Detailed Look at the Boot Process
- stages of, The Boot Process, A Detailed Look at the Boot Process
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- /sbin/init command, The /sbin/init Program
- BIOS, The BIOS
- boot loader, The Boot Loader
- EFI shell, The BIOS
- kernel, The Kernel
- boot.iso, Making an Installation Boot CD-ROM, Additional Boot Options
- booting
-
- emergency mode, Booting into Emergency Mode
- installation program
-
- x86, AMD64 and Intel 64, Booting the Installation Program on x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Systems
- rescue mode, Booting into Rescue Mode
- single-user mode, Booting into Single-User Mode
C
- canceling the installation, Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
- CD-ROM
-
- ATAPI, Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
-
- unrecognized, problems with, What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
- boot CD-ROM, creating, Making an Installation Boot CD-ROM
- IDE, Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
-
- unrecognized, problems with, What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
- installation from, Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
- SCSI, Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
- CD/DVD media
-
- booting, How Do I Start the Installation Program?
- downloading, How Do I Download Installation Files?
-
- (see also ISO images)
- chkconfig, Runlevel Utilities
-
- (see also services)
- clock, Time Zone Configuration
- configuration
-
- clock, Time Zone Configuration
- GRUB, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration
- hardware, System Specifications List
- time, Time Zone Configuration
- time zone, Time Zone Configuration
- consoles, virtual, A Note about Virtual Consoles
D
- DHCP
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- diskless environment, Configuring the DHCP Server
- PXE installations, Configuring the DHCP Server
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), Network Configuration
- Disk Partitioner
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- adding partitions, Adding Partitions
- disk partitioning, Disk Partitioning Setup
- disk space, Do You Have Enough Disk Space?
- diskette
-
- media, Driver Media for Intel and AMD Systems
- diskless environment
-
- DHCP configuration, Configuring the DHCP Server
- dmraid
-
- installation, Advanced Storage Options
- domain name, Network Configuration
- driver diskette, Starting the Installation Program
- driver disks, Adding Hardware Support with Driver Disks
- driver media, Driver Media for Intel and AMD Systems
-
- creating diskette from image, Creating a Driver Diskette from an Image File
- produced by others, How Do I Obtain Driver Media?
- produced by Red Hat, How Do I Obtain Driver Media?
- using a driver image, Using a Driver Image During Installation
F
- feedback
-
- contact information for this manual, We Need Feedback!
- file system
-
- formats, overview of, It is Not What You Write, it is How You Write It
- file system types, File System Types
- file systems
-
- ext2, Installing from a Hard Drive
- ext3, Installing from a Hard Drive
- ext4, Installing from a Hard Drive
- vfat, Installing from a Hard Drive
- firewall
-
- documentation, Other Technical Documentation
- Firstboot, Firstboot
- FTP
-
- installation, Preparing for a Network Installation
G
- GRUB, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration, The Boot Loader
-
- (see also boot loaders)
- additional resources, Additional Resources
-
- installed documentation, Installed Documentation
- related books, Related Books
- useful websites, Useful Websites
- alternatives to, Alternative Boot Loaders
- boot process, GRUB and the x86 Boot Process
- Changing Runlevels at Boot Time, Changing Runlevels at Boot Time
- changing runlevels with, GRUB Interfaces
- commands, GRUB Commands
- configuration, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration
- configuration file
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- /boot/grub/grub.conf, Configuration File Structure
- structure, Configuration File Structure
- definition of, GRUB
- documentation, Other Technical Documentation
- features, Features of GRUB
- installing, Installing GRUB
- interfaces, GRUB Interfaces
-
- command line, GRUB Interfaces
- menu, GRUB Interfaces
- menu entry editor, GRUB Interfaces
- order of, Interfaces Load Order
- menu configuration file, GRUB Menu Configuration File
-
- directives, Configuration File Directives
- role in boot process, The Boot Loader
- terminology, GRUB Terminology
-
- devices, Device Names
- files, File Names and Blocklists
- root file system, The Root File System and GRUB
- grub.conf, Configuration File Structure
-
- (see also GRUB)
H
- halt, Shutting Down
-
- (see also shutdown)
- Hard disk
-
- initializing, Initializing the Hard Disk
- hard disk
-
- basic concepts, Hard Disk Basic Concepts
- extended partitions, Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions
- file system formats, It is Not What You Write, it is How You Write It
- partition introduction, Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
- partition types, Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
- partitioning of, An Introduction to Disk Partitions
- hard drive installation, Installing from a Hard Drive
-
- preparing for, Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation
- hardware
-
- compatibility, Is Your Hardware Compatible?
- configuration, System Specifications List
- hostname, Network Configuration
- HTTP
-
- installation, Preparing for a Network Installation, Installing via FTP or HTTP
I
- IDE CD-ROM
-
- unrecognized, problems with, What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
- init command, The /sbin/init Program
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- (see also boot process)
- configuration files
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- /etc/inittab, SysV Init Runlevels
- role in boot process, The /sbin/init Program
-
- (see also boot process)
- runlevels
-
- directories for, SysV Init Runlevels
- runlevels accessed by, Runlevels
- SysV init
-
- definition of, SysV Init Runlevels
- install log file
-
- /root/install.log, Prepare to Install
- installation
-
- aborting, Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
- can you install with a CD-ROM or DVD, Can You Install Using the CD-ROM or DVD?
- CD-ROM, Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
- disk space, Do You Have Enough Disk Space?
- FTP, Preparing for a Network Installation
- GUI
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- CD-ROM, Installing on Intel and AMD Systems
- hard drive, Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation, Installing from a Hard Drive
- HTTP, Preparing for a Network Installation, Installing via FTP or HTTP
- keyboard navigation, Using the Keyboard to Navigate
- kickstart (see kickstart installations)
- mediacheck, Additional Boot Options
- method
-
- CD-ROM, Selecting an Installation Method
- hard drive, Selecting an Installation Method
- NFS image, Selecting an Installation Method
- selecting, Selecting an Installation Method
- URL, Selecting an Installation Method
- network, Preparing for a Network Installation
- NFS, Preparing for a Network Installation, Installing via NFS
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- server information, Installing via NFS
- partitioning, Partitioning Your System
- problems
-
- IDE CD-ROM related, What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?
- program
-
- graphical user interface, The Graphical Installation Program User Interface
- starting, Starting the Installation Program
- text mode user interface, The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface
- virtual consoles, A Note about Virtual Consoles
- serial mode, Additional Boot Options
-
- UTF-8, Additional Boot Options
- starting, Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
- text mode, Additional Boot Options
- installation media
-
- testing, Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation
- installation program
-
- x86, AMD64 and Intel 64
-
- booting, Booting the Installation Program on x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Systems
- installing packages, Package Group Selection
- IPv4, Network Configuration
- iscsi
-
- installation, Advanced Storage Options
- ISO images
-
- downloading, Download Files, How Do I Download Installation Files?
K
- kernel
-
- role in boot process, The Kernel
- kernel options, Kernel Options
- keyboard
-
- configuration, Keyboard Configuration
- navigating the installation program using, Using the Keyboard to Navigate
- keymap
-
- selecting type of keyboard, Keyboard Configuration
- Kickstart, Automating the Installation with Kickstart
- kickstart
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- how the file is found, Starting a Kickstart Installation
- Kickstart Configurator, Kickstart Configurator
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- %post script, Post-Installation Script
- %pre script, Pre-Installation Script
- authentication options, Authentication
- basic options, Basic Configuration
- boot loader, Boot Loader Options
- boot loader options, Boot Loader Options
- Display configuration, Display Configuration
- firewall configuration, Firewall Configuration
- installation method selection, Installation Method
- interactive, Basic Configuration
- keyboard, Basic Configuration
- language, Basic Configuration
- network configuration, Network Configuration
- package selection, Package Selection
- partitioning, Partition Information
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- software RAID, Creating Software RAID Partitions
- preview, Kickstart Configurator
- reboot, Basic Configuration
- root password, Basic Configuration
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- encrypt, Basic Configuration
- saving, Saving the File
- SELinux configuration, SELinux Configuration
- text mode installation, Basic Configuration
- time zone, Basic Configuration
- kickstart file
-
- %include, Kickstart Options
- %post, Post-installation Script
- %pre, Pre-installation Script
- auth, Kickstart Options
- authconfig, Kickstart Options
- autopart, Kickstart Options
- autostep, Kickstart Options
- bootloader, Kickstart Options
- CD-ROM-based, Creating Kickstart Boot Media
- clearpart, Kickstart Options
- cmdline, Kickstart Options
- creating, Kickstart Options
- device, Kickstart Options
- diskette-based, Creating Kickstart Boot Media
- driverdisk, Kickstart Options
- firewall, Kickstart Options
- firstboot, Kickstart Options
- flash-based, Creating Kickstart Boot Media
- format of, Creating the Kickstart File
- graphical, Kickstart Options
- halt, Kickstart Options
- ignoredisk, Kickstart Options
- include contents of another file, Kickstart Options
- install, Kickstart Options
- installation methods, Kickstart Options
- interactive, Kickstart Options
- iscsi, Kickstart Options
- key, Kickstart Options
- keyboard, Kickstart Options
- lang, Kickstart Options
- langsupport, Kickstart Options
- logging, Kickstart Options
- logvol, Kickstart Options
- mediacheck, Kickstart Options
- mouse, Kickstart Options
- multipath, Kickstart Options
- network, Kickstart Options
- network-based, Making the Kickstart File Available on the Network, Making the Installation Tree Available
- options, Kickstart Options
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- partitioning examples, Advanced Partitioning Example
- package selection specification, Package Selection
- part, Kickstart Options
- partition, Kickstart Options
- post-installation configuration, Post-installation Script
- poweroff, Kickstart Options
- pre-installation configuration, Pre-installation Script
- raid, Kickstart Options
- reboot, Kickstart Options
- rootpw, Kickstart Options
- selinux, Kickstart Options
- services, Kickstart Options
- shutdown, Kickstart Options
- skipx, Kickstart Options
- text, Kickstart Options
- timezone, Kickstart Options
- upgrade, Kickstart Options
- user, Kickstart Options
- vnc, Kickstart Options
- volgroup, Kickstart Options
- what it looks like, Creating the Kickstart File
- xconfig, Kickstart Options
- zerombr, Kickstart Options
- zfcp, Kickstart Options
- kickstart installations, Kickstart Installations
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- CD-ROM-based, Creating Kickstart Boot Media
- diskette-based, Creating Kickstart Boot Media
- file format, Creating the Kickstart File
- file locations, Making the Kickstart File Available
- flash-based, Creating Kickstart Boot Media
- installation tree, Making the Installation Tree Available
- LVM, Kickstart Options
- network-based, Making the Kickstart File Available on the Network, Making the Installation Tree Available
- starting, Starting a Kickstart Installation
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- from a boot CD-ROM, Starting a Kickstart Installation
- from CD-ROM #1 with a diskette, Starting a Kickstart Installation
M
- master boot record, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration
- Master Boot Record, Unable to Boot into Fedora (see MBR)
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- reinstalling, Reinstalling the Boot Loader
- MBR
-
- definition of, A Detailed Look at the Boot Process, The BIOS
-
- (see also boot loaders)
- (see also boot process)
- installing boot loader on, Advanced Boot Loader Configuration
- memory testing mode, Loading the Memory (RAM) Testing Mode
- mirror, From a Mirror
- modem, Network Configuration
- mount points
-
- partitions and, Disk Partitions and Mount Points
N
- network
-
- installations
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- HTTP, Installing via FTP or HTTP
- NFS, Installing via NFS
- network installation
-
- performing, Performing a Network Installation
- preparing for, Preparing for a Network Installation
- NFS
-
- installation, Preparing for a Network Installation, Installing via NFS
- NFS (Network File System)
-
- install from, Performing a Network Installation
- NTFS partitions
-
- resizing, Prepare for Installation
- NTP (Network Time Protocol), Time Zone Configuration, Date and Time
- ntsysv, Runlevel Utilities
-
- (see also services)
P
- package groups, Customizing the Software Selection
- packages
-
- groups, Package Group Selection
-
- selecting, Package Group Selection
- installing, Package Group Selection
- selecting, Package Group Selection
- parted partitioning utility, Create new partition(s)
- partition
-
- extended, Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions
- illegal, The partitioning screen
- root, The partitioning screen
- partitioning, Partitioning Your System
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- automatic, Create Default Layout
- basic concepts, An Introduction to Disk Partitions
- creating new, Adding Partitions
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- file system type, File System Types
- deleting, Deleting a Partition
- destructive, Using Free Space from an Active Partition
- editing, Editing Partitions
- extended partitions, Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions
- how many partitions, Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many, How Many Partitions?
- introduction to, Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
- making room for partitions, Making Room For Fedora
- mount points and, Disk Partitions and Mount Points
- naming partitions, Partition Naming Scheme
- non-destructive, Using Free Space from an Active Partition
- numbering partitions, Partition Naming Scheme
- other operating systems, Disk Partitions and Other Operating Systems
- primary partitions, Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
- recommended, Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- types of partitions, Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
- using free space, Using Unpartitioned Free Space
- using in-use partition, Using Free Space from an Active Partition
- using unused partition, Using Space from an Unused Partition
- Partitioning, Partitioning Your System
-
- adding partitions
-
- file system type, File System Types
- buttons, The partitioning screen
- deleting partitions, Deleting a Partition
- editing partitions, Editing Partitions
- password
-
- boot loader, x86, AMD64, and Intel 64 Boot Loader Configuration
- setting root, Set the Root Password
- programs
-
- running at boot time, Running Additional Programs at Boot Time
- PulseAudio, Other Technical Documentation
- PXE (Pre-boot eXecution Environment), Booting from the Network using PXE
- PXE installations
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- adding hosts, Adding PXE Hosts
- boot message, custom, Adding a Custom Boot Message
- configuration, PXE Boot Configuration
- DHCP configuration, Configuring the DHCP Server
- overview, Manually configure a PXE server
- performing, Performing the PXE Installation
- setting up the network server, Setting up the Network Server
R
- RAID
-
- creating a software RAID, The partitioning screen
- hardware, RAID and Other Disk Devices
- kickstart installations, Kickstart Options
-
- Kickstart Configurator, Creating Software RAID Partitions
- partitioning a RAID, The partitioning screen
- software, RAID and Other Disk Devices
- system unbootable after disk failure, Installing GRUB
- trouble booting from drive attached to RAID card, Are You Unable to Boot With Your RAID Card?
- rc.local
-
- modifying, Running Additional Programs at Boot Time
- rc.serial, Running Additional Programs at Boot Time
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- (see also setserial command)
- re-installation, Determining Whether to Upgrade or Re-Install
- removing
-
- Fedora, Removing Fedora
- rescue discs, Booting Your Computer with the Rescue Mode
- rescue mode, Rescue Mode, Booting Your Computer with the Rescue Mode
-
- definition of, Booting into Rescue Mode
- utilities available, Booting into Rescue Mode
- root / partition
-
- recommended partitioning, Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- root password, Set the Root Password
- runlevel 1, Booting into Single-User Mode
- runlevels (see init command)
-
- changing with GRUB, GRUB Interfaces
- configuration of, Runlevel Utilities
-
- (see also services)
S
- scp, Other Technical Documentation
-
- (see also SSH)
- selecting
-
- packages, Package Group Selection
- SELinux
-
- documentation, Other Technical Documentation
- serial console, Configuring the Interface
- serial ports (see setserial command)
- services
-
- configuring with chkconfig, Runlevel Utilities
- configuring with ntsysv, Runlevel Utilities
- configuring with Services Configuration Tool, Runlevel Utilities
- Services Configuration Tool, Runlevel Utilities
-
- (see also services)
- setserial command
-
- configuring, Running Additional Programs at Boot Time
- Setup Agent
-
- via Kickstart, Kickstart Options
- shutdown, Shutting Down
-
- (see also halt)
- single-user mode, Booting into Single-User Mode
- SSH (Secure SHell)
-
- documentation, Other Technical Documentation
- starting
-
- installation, Starting the Installation Program, Installing from DVD/CD-ROM
- steps
-
- disk space, Do You Have Enough Disk Space?
- hardware compatibility, Is Your Hardware Compatible?
- installing with CD-ROM or DVD, Can You Install Using the CD-ROM or DVD?
- swap file
-
- upgrade, Determining Whether to Upgrade or Re-Install
- swap partition
-
- recommended partitioning, Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- syslog, Logging to a Remote System During the Installation
- system recovery, Basic System Recovery
-
- common problems, Common Problems
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- forgetting the root password, Root Password
- hardware/software problems, Hardware/Software Problems
- reinstalling the boot loader, Reinstalling the Boot Loader
- unable to boot into Fedora, Unable to Boot into Fedora
- system-config-kickstart (see Kickstart Configurator)
- SysV init (see init command)
T
- TCP/IP configuration, Performing a Network Installation
- Telnet, Enabling Remote Access with Telnet
- text interface, Configuring the Interface
- tftp, Starting the tftp Server
- time zone
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- configuration, Time Zone Configuration
- traceback messages
-
- saving traceback messages without removeable media, Saving traceback messages without removeable media
- troubleshooting, Troubleshooting Installation on an Intel or AMD System
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- after the installation, Problems After Installation
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- Apache-based httpd service hangs during startup, Apache-based httpd service/Sendmail Hangs During Startup
- booting into a graphical environment, Booting into a Graphical Environment
- booting into GNOME or KDE, Booting into a Graphical Environment
- booting into the X Window System, Booting into a Graphical Environment
- graphical GRUB screen, Trouble With the Graphical GRUB Screen on an x86-based System?
- logging in, Problems When You Try to Log In
- printers, Your Printer Does Not Work
- RAM not recognized, Is Your RAM Not Being Recognized?
- Sendmail hangs during startup, Apache-based httpd service/Sendmail Hangs During Startup
- sound configuration, Problems with Sound Configuration
- X (X Window System), Problems with the X Window System (GUI)
- X server crashes, Problems with the X Server Crashing and Non-Root Users
- beginning the installation, Trouble Beginning the Installation
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- frame buffer, disabling, Problems with Booting into the Graphical Installation
- GUI installation method unavailable, Problems with Booting into the Graphical Installation
- booting, You are unable to boot Fedora
-
- RAID cards, Are You Unable to Boot With Your RAID Card?
- signal 11 error, Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors?
- CD-ROM failure
-
- CD-ROM verification, Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation, Additional Boot Options
- during the installation, Trouble During the Installation
-
- completing partitions, Other Partitioning Problems
- No devices found to install Fedora error message, No devices found to install Fedora Error Message
- partition tables, Trouble with Partition Tables
- Python errors, Are You Seeing Python Errors?
- saving traceback messages without removeable media, Saving traceback messages without removeable media
- using remaining hard drive space, Using Remaining Space
U
- uninstalling, Removing Fedora
- Update System, Updating Your System
- upgrade, Determining Whether to Upgrade or Re-Install
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- adding a swap file, Determining Whether to Upgrade or Re-Install
- USB flash media
-
- booting, How Do I Start the Installation Program?
- downloading, How Do I Download Installation Files?
- USB pen card
-
- driver image, Creating a Driver Diskette from an Image File
- USB pen drive
-
- boot methods, Alternative Boot Methods
- user interface, graphical
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- installation program, The Graphical Installation Program User Interface
- user interface, text mode
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- installation program, The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface
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