<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>RedHat Linux KickStart HOWTO</TITLE> <LINK HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-1.html" REL=next> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents <HR> <H1>RedHat Linux KickStart HOWTO</H1> <H2>Martin Hamilton <CODE><martinh@gnu.org></CODE></H2>v0.2, 11 January 1999 <P><HR> <EM>Archived: 2004-05-17 at the request of the author by Emma Jane Hogbin (Technical Review Coodinator). Additional information can be obtained from: <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/part-install-info.html">Red Hat Linux Customization Guide</A></EM> <HR> <P>This HOWTO briefly describes how to use the RedHat Linux <EM>KickStart</EM> system to rapidly install large numbers of identical Linux boxes. For advanced users, we describe how to modify the KickStart installation procedure to do your own thing, and give a quick guide to building RPM packages of your own. <P> <P> <P> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-1.html">Copyright</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-2.html">Homepage</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-3.html">Introduction</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-4.html">Prerequisites</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-5.html">Setting up a boot floppy</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-6.html">The KickStart config file</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.1">6.1 System info</A> <LI><A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.2">6.2 Packages to install</A> <LI><A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.3">6.3 Post-installation shell commands</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc7">7.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-7.html">Installation itself</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc8">8.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-8.html">Mounting the boot/supp disks</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc9">9.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-9.html">Modifying the RedHat installer</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc10">10.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-10.html">FAQs/Wish list</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc11">11.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-11.html">Credits</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc12">12.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-12.html">Appendix A - Configuring BOOTP/DHCP and NFS</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc13">13.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-13.html">Appendix B - Making your own RPMs</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc14">14.</A> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-14.html">Appendix C - Munging your own RPMs into the distribution</A></H2> <HR> <A HREF="KickStart-HOWTO-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents </BODY> </HTML>
