How to install Red Hat Linux directly under Windows?

Hard disk installation strategy of RedHat Linux9.0

Three files of RedHat Linux 9.0

①shrike-i386-disc 1 . iso；

②shrike-i386-disc 2 . iso；

③ shrike-i386-disc3.iso .

Use RAR tool to extract to any partition of hard disk X:\CD 1, X:\CD2, X:\CD3.

If you want to install a dual system, please install a DOS (98 is not required) and ensure that the disk partition you store is not in NTFS format, then restart the machine to enter the DOS prompt, enter the DOSUTILS directory under the directory where you store CD 1, and execute the autoboot.bat file under the directory, for example:

x:\ CD 1 \ do sutils \ & gt； Autoboot.bat enter

The rest is very simple, and you will feel like installing Windows.

1. Select the system default language.

RedHat supports languages of almost all countries in the world. Here, just tick in front of Simplified Chinese and select Simplified Chinese as the default language of the system. After the installation process is over and the system is started, the interface of the whole operating system is Simplified Chinese, and users do not need to do any additional Chinese cultural operations and settings.

2. Partition operation

The next step is disk partition, which may be the only step in the whole installation process that requires more user intervention. REDHAT Linux 9.0 provides two partition methods-automatic partition and manual partition using disk DRUID program.

1) automatic partition: If it is a brand-new computer without any operating system, it is recommended to use the "automatic partition" function, which will automatically allocate disk space and swap space according to the size of disk and memory.

This is a "dangerous" function, because it will automatically delete the data on the original hard disk and format it into Linux partition file system (EXT3, REISERFS, etc. ), so you can only use the "automatic partition" function if there is no other operating system on the computer or any data needs to be preserved.

(2) Manual partition: If there are other operating systems on the hard disk or data on other partitions need to be preserved, it is recommended to use the disk DRUID program for manual partition. DISK DRUID is a GUI partition program, which can easily delete, add and modify the properties of disk partitions. It is more friendly and intuitive than the character interface Fdisk program used in the previous version. Let's take a look at how to use the DISK DRUID program to partition the hard disk.

Because the Linux operating system needs to have its own file system partition, and the partition of Linux is different from that of Microsoft Windows and cannot be shared, it is necessary to open a separate partition (or partitions) for Linux. Linux can generally use EXT3 partition, which is the default file system adopted by REDHAT Linux 9.0.

There are two ways to create a file partition for Linux. One is to create a new Linux partition using free disk space, and the other is to edit an existing partition to make it a Linux partition. If there is no free disk space, you need to delete the existing partition to make room for creating a Linux partition.

There are obvious buttons such as create, delete, edit and reset in the disk druid program. Users can operate the disk intuitively. When using disk DRUID to operate disk partition, there are four important parameters that need to be carefully set: mount point, file system type, drive and partition size.

Mount point: It specifies which directory of the Linux file system the partition corresponds to. Linux allows partitions on different physical disks to be mapped to different directories, so that different service programs can be placed on different physical disks. When one physical disk is damaged, the data on other physical disks will not be affected.

File System Type: specifies the file system type of the partition, and the options are EXT2, EXT3, REISERFS, JFS, SWAP, etc. After the data partition of Linux is created, it is necessary to create a swap partition, which is actually the virtual memory of hard disk simulation. When the system memory utilization is high, the kernel will automatically use swap partitions to simulate memory.

Size: refers to the size of the partition (in MB). The size of Linux data partition can be filled in according to the actual situation of users. According to experience, the size of SWAP can be set to twice the physical memory, but when the physical memory is greater than 1GB, the SWAP partition can be set to 2GB.

Allowed drives: If there are multiple physical disks on the computer, you can select the physical disk to be partitioned in this menu option.

After the partition operation, the most complicated step in the installation process has passed, and the next installation will be Ma Pingchuan. Let's continue to select the system components to install.

3. Select the installation component

REDHAT Linux 9.0 is very similar to the previous version in the choice of installation components. Users can choose one of four installation methods: desktop computer, workstation, server and simplest installation, and also define which software packages need to be installed. The installer will estimate the required disk space in real time, which is very convenient for users.

After the system components are installed, the installer will automatically copy the software package selected by the user from the CD-ROM media to the computer hard disk without manual intervention, and will give a brief description of each system component during installation.

When selecting a software package, if you want to further configure the system, you can choose a customized software package collection. It is recommended to customize and choose KDE desktop environment, so that you have two desktops with true color icons comparable to WindowsXP.

How's it going? Is the installation process simple? Of course, this is not the last step, because after all the system components are installed, the installer will "thoughtfully" remind you to make a startup disk in case of emergency.

At this point, the Linux system was successfully installed.

Third, change the startup mode.

A little more fun than Windows.

By default, REDHAT Linux 9.0 will automatically start the X-Window to enter the graphical operation interface when it is started. However, many hardcore Linux players are used to working in the console role interface, or some players think that X-Window is too slow to start, and like intuitive and fast console operation.

1. Enter the role interface.

In order to directly enter the console interface when Linux starts, we can edit the /etc/inittab file. Found id:5:? Initdefault: this line is changed to id:3:initdefault: and then the system is restarted. We can see that simply changing 5 to 3 can realize the conversion of entering the X-Window graphical operation interface or the console character interface at startup. This is because the Linux operating system has six different running levels, and the system has different states under different running levels. These six operating levels are as follows:

0: Stop (remember not to set initdefault to 0, as this will prevent Linux from starting).

1: Single user mode, just like the security mode under Win9X.

2: Multi-user, but no NFS.

3: Full multi-user mode, standard running.

Generally, it is not needed, but it can be used to do something under some special circumstances.

5: X 1 1, that is, enter the x window system.

6: restart (remember not to set initdefault to 6, because this will make Linux restart constantly).

Among them, Run Level 3 is the standard console role interface mode we are going to enter.

2. Free conversion between character interface and X-Window graphic interface.

After understanding the transition from automatically entering the X-Window graphical operation interface to the console role operation interface, you may think that these two kinds of operation interfaces have their own advantages and disadvantages. Can I have two kinds of operation interfaces at the same time? In the omnipotent Linux operating system, this requirement can certainly be met.

Press "Alt+Ctrl+ function key Fn?" In the X-Window graphical operation interface. n= 1~6？ "You can enter the console role interface. This means that you can have an X-Window plus six console roles at the same time. What an exciting thing!

How to return to the X window in the console role operation interface? It's simple. Just press Alt+Ctrl+F7. At this time, Linux opens 7 screens by default, numbered tty 1~tty7. After X-Window is started, tty7 screen is occupied, and tty 1~tty6 is still a character interface screen. In other words, you can quickly switch between the character interface and the X window interface by using the key combination of "Alt+Ctrl+Fn".

Old users of Linux know that X-Window is a very convenient graphical interface, which allows users to perform the simplest operation with the mouse, but it also has many shortcomings, such as slow startup and running speed, insufficient stability, poor compatibility and easy to crash. However, once the X-Window system has a problem, it will not cause the whole Linux system to crash, resulting in data loss or system damage, because when the X-Window loses its response or crashes due to its own or its application, we can easily exit the X-Window and enter the console for troubleshooting. All we have to do is press the "Alt+Ctrl+Backspace" key, that is to say, as long as the system does not lose its response to the keyboard, X-Window can easily make an error.

See for yourself. I was going to install it a while ago and want to make it XP. Linux dual system, as a result, Norton PartitionMagic 8.0 can't separate the used space. . It's not installed now. Can only be used in virtual machines.