RHEL 5 Essentials

Scheduled for completion in August 2010, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Essentials is an online book designed to provide everything a user needs to know to install, use and administer a RHEL 5.x Linux.

1. Installing RHEL 5 on a Clean Disk Drive
   • Obtaining the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Media
   • Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
   • Partitioning a Disk for RHEL
   • Configuring Networking Settings
   • Timezone and the Root Password
   • Package Selection
   • The Physical Installation
   • Final Configuration Steps
     
     
2. Performing an RHEL 5 Network Installation
   • RHEL Network Installation Requirements
   • Obtaining a Network Boot Image
   • Configuring the Network Installation
   • Starting the Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 Network Installation
     
     
3. Installing RHEL 5 with Windows in Dual Boot Environment
   • Partition Resizing
   • Shrinking a Windows XP Partition
   • Choosing an Operating System at Boot Time
   • Editing the RHEL Boot Menu
   • Accessing the Windows Partition from RHEL
     
     
4. Allocating a Windows Disk Partition to RHEL 5
   • Deleting the Windows Partition from the Disk
   • Formatting the Unallocated Disk Partition
   • Editing the Boot Menu
   • Mounting the New Partition
     
     
5. Logging into the RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop
   • Configuring RHEL 5 GNOME Screen Resolution and Multiple Monitors
   • Configuring the RHEL Display Resolution
   • Configuring Multiple Monitors
     
     
6. A Guided Tour of the RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop
   • The RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop
   • The Desktop Background
   • The Desktop Panels
     
     
7. Configuring the RHEL 5 GNOME Desktop Background