Configuring a Simple Baseline
In this section, you will review appropriate parts of the installation programs for the Red Hat and Ubuntu distributions. When configuring a simple baseline, you must start with these programs. To that end, it’s important to have a basic understanding of how best to take advantage of these programs.
The Red Hat installation program is called Anaconda. It has been used to install Red Hat systems for more than a decade. The Ubuntu installation program was developed from the one used for Debian Linux, which has an even older heritage. In general, the text-mode installation options for both programs are more flexible.
Normally, you can boot the installation program from a CD, a DVD, or a USB drive. Alternatively, you ...
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