User's Manual

54 Chapter 3:Installing Red Hat Linux
GNOME and KDE are both graphical desktop environments
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that handle the overall look and feel of
your system. You must choose one of these to have a default graphical setup, but you can also install
both to determine for yourself which you prefer.
You can select components, which group packages together according to function (for example,
C
Development
, Networked Workstation,orWeb Server), individual packages, or a combination of
the two.
To select a component, click on the checkbox beside it (see Figure 3–16, Package Group Selection).
Figure 3–16 Package Group Selection
Select each component you wish to install. Selecting Everything (at the end of the component list)
during a custom installation installs all packages included with Red Hat Linux. If you select every
package, you will need approximately 1.7 GB of free disk space.
To select packages individually, check the
Select Individual Packages box at the bottom of the screen.
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A desktop environment in Linux is similar to the environment you might see in other operating systems. How-
ever, environments differ in their look and feel and are easily customized for your individual needs.