Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 Installation Guide with Screenshots
Update: RHEL 7.3 Released, follow Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.3 Installation Guide
This is the article which will guide you step-by-step installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (Santiago) with screenshots. Current stable version is 6.3 (mirror update 3). Red Hat Enterprise Linux is one of the best and stable Linux Operating systems.
RHEL 6 Installation Guide
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux-based operating system developed by Red Hat and targeted the commercial market.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is available on the following architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86, x86-64 for Itanium, PowerPC and IBM System z, and Desktop versions. Download center for RHEL 6 DVD/CD from https://access.redhat.com/downloads.
There are numbers of new technology and features are added; some of the important features are listed below:
- Ext4 a default filesystem, and the optional XFS filesystem.
- XEN is replaced by KVM (Kernel based Virtualization). However, XEN is supported till RHEL 5 life cycle.
- Supported future ready Filesystem called Btrfs pronounced “Better F S”.
- Upstart event driven which contains scripts that are only activated when they are needed. With Upstart, RHEL 6 has adopted a new and much faster alternative for the old System V boot procedure.
There are number of installation types such as unattended installation called Kickstart, and Text-based Installer, I’ve used Graphical Installer. And I have installed it on my testing environment. Please choose packages during installation as per your need. So, let’s get started. Boot Computer Using Red Hat 6 Installation CD/DVD.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Installation
1. Select Install or upgrade existing system options.
Select Install or Upgrade
2. Select Language.
Select RHEL 6 Language
3. Select keyboard type.
Select RHEL 6 Keyboard
4. Choose skip media test, click ok if you want to check media.
Skip RHEL 6 media test
5. Select storage device.
Select RHEL 6 Storage Device
6. Type computer name or hostname.
Set RHEL 6 Hostname
7. Select time zone location.
Set RHEL 6 TimeZone
8. Enter password for root user.
Set RHEL 6 root Password
9. Select type of installation and review partitioning layout carefully also may choose Encrypt system.
Select RHEL 6 Partition Layout
10. Review partitioning layout, modify if needed. I have chosen default setup with Ext4 and LVM.
Choose RHEL 6 Filesystem type
11. Manually configuration of LVM and RAID storage.
Configure RHEL 6 LVM and Raid
12. Creating partition and formatting filesystems.
Creating RHEL 6 Partitions
13. Configuring boot loader options, also can give boot loader password for security reason.
Set RHEL 6 boot loader password
14. Select applications to install and select customize now.
Select RHEL 6 Installation Packages
15. Customize package selections.
RHEL 6 Packages Selection
16. Installation progress.
RHEL 6 Installation Process
17. Installation is completed successfully.
RHEL 6 Installation Completed
18. Please reboot your computer and login with root credentials as you set in the Step #8.
Reboot RHEL 6 Installation
19. Login Screen.
RHEL 6 Login Screen
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hi there please reply ASAP, I have done all 19 steps but i want GUI, how can i get that ??
Please help me #RaviSaive
@Rajat,
For GUI, you should install Gnome Desktop environment in RHEL, please follow below article to install GUI on RHEL.
https://www.tecmint.com/install-gui-in-rhel-centos-7/
actuali my quction is i have a windows 7 but i want anther os redhat Linux in this system how to do a process please tel me
how to install a second os on my laptop
I have just install RHEL6 on my pc but I don’t know what to write in that login in step 19 and it also doesn’t show anything when I wite in password. Only incorrect login.
@Kush,
At #Step 19, you need to enter login credentials of root and its password..
Can you please share exact link to download RHE: 6/7 versions ?
i need those versions for learning purpose.
@Linux Guy,
For your information, RHEL is not free to download, you need to have a RedHat subscription to download the RHEL OS or you should go for CentOS 6 version which is free and clone of RHEL.
How do I install RHEL on windows 7.
I have a copy of the RHEL 7 in my external hard disk from a friend, I have set the first boot as USB but on startup, the system boots windows.
What is the first step towards installation of this important OS to me
@Thomas,
Some drives can’t read by BIOS, so better create a bootable USB drive and plugin to boot the system and follow the on screen instructions to install RHEL 7. If you don’t know how to do it, read our article here: https://www.tecmint.com/install-linux-from-usb-device/
I can not log in please help me. Tell in details
@Mehedi,
Any error you getting on the screen, during login?
There is no screen shot for network configuration. Why is that?
Agreed….just saw that too.
Somebody please help me. I am totally beginner.
I have just install RHEL6 on my pc but I don’t know what to write in that login in step 19 and it also doesn’t show anything when I wite in password. Only incorrect login.
@Anish,
At the login prompt enter username as ‘root’ and password that you’ve set in Step 8.
Give the password which u alloted…. during the installation
shrink drive c: and install the linux it it