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-====== Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automatically Using Kickstart ======
-**General Information**
-Installing a VM takes a while and is probably not too likely to occur on the exam, but you should be prepared to do it in case.
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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 =====
-If you have a GUI: You can install the kickstart config generator
-<code bash>
-yum install system-config-kickstart
-</code>
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-Launch GUI Configurator
-<code bash>
-system-config-kickstart
-</code>
-  * You can create a new kickstart file or load an existing (such as /root/anaconda-ks.cfg)
-===== 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
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