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--- linux_wiki:install_red_hat_enterprise_linux_automatically_using_kickstart [2016/03/03 22:44]
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+++ linux_wiki:install_red_hat_enterprise_linux_automatically_using_kickstart [2018/03/18 16:57]
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+====== Create Kickstart File ======
 Start with the kickstart containing many of the config options selected for the existing system located at:
   * /root/anaconda-ks.cfg
   * Modify as needed
+    * See [[linux_wiki:os_install_kickstart|this page for detailed kickstart config file examples]].
+===== Create Kickstart File: CLI =====
+If you do not have a GUI, you can:
+  * Modify a default kickstart file on a system that you have access to directly (/root/anaconda-ks.cfg).
+  * Use a CLI tool ksshell to create a file or modify an existing
+    * Install ksshell (provided by pykickstart)<code bash>yum install pykickstart</code>
+    * Create a kickstart file
+      * Open an existing kickstart to modify<code bash>ksshell --input /root/anaconda-ks.cfg --output mynewkickstart.cfg</code>
+      * Start from scratch<code bash>ksshell --output mynewkickstart.cfg</code>
+    * ksshell edit mode
+      * Tab Completion: While in the ks shell, use tab completion to see available commands
+      * View current kickstart<code bash>ks> .show</code>
+      * Quit and write to output file<code bash>ks> .quit</code>
+===== Create Kickstart File: GUI =====
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 If you have a GUI: You can install the kickstart config generator
 <code bash>
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   * You can create a new kickstart file or load an existing (such as /root/anaconda-ks.cfg)
-  - Once created, move kickstart file onto the system that is sharing the installation files
+===== Kickstart a System =====
+Once you have a kickstart file created
+  - Move kickstart file onto the system that is sharing the installation files
   - Boot VM and specify a network location for install, along with a kickstart location
+    - See [[linux_wiki:os_install_bare_metal#kickstart_installation|this page for more details on beginning the kickstart]]
   - System will go through installation automatically, using the kickstart file
-  - Click reboot when it is finished
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