[rhelv6-beta-list] My first experiences with RHEL6 beta

[Simon Matter]

> John Summerfield <debian at herakles.homelinux.org> wrote:
>> First, I tried to install RHEL6 beta in a virtual machine
>> on Windows XP. My VM software of choice is Microsoft Virtual
>> PC ...
>
> This is _very_important_ comment, as are VMware installs ...  ;)
>
>> First, I did a text install. I was very surprised how many
>> pointless questions it asked, and how many sensible ones it
>> didn't ask. Like, "Do you wan swap?"
>
> The Release Notes and Manuals cover the logic of the text v. graphical
> installs.  If you have preferences, please open a Bugzilla.  The merits
> will be discussed and, in many cases, were already, previously discussed.
>
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6-Beta/html/Beta_Release_Notes/installer.html#id625818
>
> For text-only or headless systems, VNC is _highly_recommended_.  In
> fact, the installer is fairly good at offering VNC if it can't start
> the graphical installation.  This feature alone was very welcome by
> several people I know.  ;)

Just wanted to mention that remote X11 display is also available for
making GUI installs, no need to install VNC client.

Regards,
Simon