Index
K
KDE. See also GNOME
desktop, 5, 170
Konsole Terminal window, 142
Terminal window, 142
kernel2.6 kernel, 10
boot media and, 90
for Linux installation, 20
installation options, 31
kernel options after installationat boot time, 35
to GRUB boot loader, 35
key pair generationprivate, 469
public, 469
key-based authenticationfor scp, 469
for sftp, 469
for ssh, 471
key pair generation, 469
keyboard configuring, 171, 173, 177
kickstartautomated provisioning system, 66
feature, 35
install boot media, 85
installations, 27
server installing, 82
server, 71
kickstart boot media, network install optionscustom or stock boot CD, 87
custom or stock boot floppy, 87
LAN PXE boot solution, 88
kickstart boot media, testingCD installs, 95
floppy installs, 94
kickstart filecentralizing, 83
config files, 66, 67
for network installing, 70
generating, 67
saving, 73
standardizing, 83
kickstart file partsInstall Command Area, 66
New System Packages Area, 67
Post-Install Script, 67
Pre-Install Script, 67
kickstart provisioningboot media creating, 86, 87, 88
problems, 96
server creating, 82
kickstart provisioning boot media, creatingcustomized 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 technologyoverview, 65
using Anaconda client program, 66
using isolinux boot media, 66
using syslinux boot media, 66
kickstart template filecreating, 66
saving, 73
using Red Hat kickstart configuration tool, 71
kickstart template locking downadditional system, 79
networking/ip stack settings, 78
overview, 74
unneeded services, shutting off, 75
kickstart troubleshootingkickstart 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
kudzufor hardware detection, 159
modem installing, 343