Index

K

KDE. See also GNOME

desktop, 5, 170

Konsole Terminal window, 142

Terminal window, 142

kernel

2.6 kernel, 10

boot media and, 90

for Linux installation, 20

installation options, 31

kernel options after installation

at boot time, 35

to GRUB boot loader, 35

key pair generation

private, 469

public, 469

key-based authentication

for scp, 469

for sftp, 469

for ssh, 471

key pair generation, 469

keyboard configuring, 171, 173, 177

kickstart

automated provisioning system, 66

feature, 35

install boot media, 85

installations, 27

server installing, 82

server, 71

kickstart boot media, network install options

custom or stock boot CD, 87

custom or stock boot floppy, 87

LAN PXE boot solution, 88

kickstart boot media, testing

CD installs, 95

floppy installs, 94

kickstart file

centralizing, 83

config files, 66, 67

for network installing, 70

generating, 67

saving, 73

standardizing, 83

kickstart file parts

Install Command Area, 66

New System Packages Area, 67

Post-Install Script, 67

Pre-Install Script, 67

kickstart provisioning

boot media creating, 86, 87, 88

problems, 96

server creating, 82

kickstart provisioning boot media, creating

customized boot floppy, creating, 88

Fedora Core boot images, use of, 86

floppy and CD customization aspects, 94

network install boot CD option, 90

network install options, 87

Red Hat boot images, use of, 85

kickstart technology

overview, 65

using Anaconda client program, 66

using isolinux boot media, 66

using syslinux boot media, 66

kickstart template file

creating, 66

saving, 73

using Red Hat kickstart configuration tool, 71

kickstart template locking down

additional system, 79

networking/ip stack settings, 78

overview, 74

unneeded services, shutting off, 75

kickstart troubleshooting

kickstart provisioning problems, 96

references, 98

kickstarting, 65

kill processes, 156

Konsole Terminal window, 140

Korn shell (ksh), 144

ks.cfg file, 66. See kickstart file

ksh shell, 144

kudzu

for hardware detection, 159

modem installing, 343