Press the Enter key.
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38. At the Video Card Configuration screen, press the Tab key to highlight
the Skip X Configuration button. Press the Enter key.
39. At this point Red Hat Linux informs you that you have completed the
installation. However, we will manually configure X. Press the Enter
key on OK.
*Note: The term X Windows refers to a graphical interface for Linux. If you prefer
to work in command-line-only mode you can skip the X Windows configuration.
Because of the way VMware Workstation operates the VMware Tools
must be installed prior to configuring X Windows for Linux.
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40. The new virtual machine will reboot.
41. Red Hat Linux version 8 will now boot up. Press the Enter key or wait
10 seconds for automatic booting.
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42. Log in as user root with the password you set back in Step 31.
*Note: Remember that all of Linux is case sensitive.
Installing VMware Tools for Red Hat Virtual Machines
VMware Tools allows for better screen resolution, mouse control, drag-anddrop
operations, improved network performance, shared folders support, and
copying and pasting between the host and virtual machine.
*Note: Initially once you are logged into your virtual machine you will find that you
are locked into the virtual machine and you cannot get out to the host
computer. To switch back to the host computer hold down the Ctrl key and
press the Alt key.
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