Features in the current Fedora 8 are those that are being prepared for the next release of RHEL.
Both Fedora and RHEL are discussed in this chapter, so you can determine which distribution
is right for you.
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Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution Part III
Digging into Features
There are many opinions on why Red Hat Linux and other distributions from Red Hat, Inc. have
been so popular. The following sections describe some features of Red Hat Linux distributions
commonly believed to have led to its success and that now add to the popularity of Fedora and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions.
Red Hat Installer (Anaconda)
When many Linux distributions still had you struggling from the command line to get the
distribution installed, Red Hat created its own installer called Anaconda. Anaconda includes
both graphical and text-based procedures for installing Linux, and is one of the oldest graphical
installers continuously shipping. When you??™re done installing Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise
Linux, you have the following:
A set of software packages installed that suits how you want to use your computer (as a
desktop, workstation, server, or some custom configuration)
Standard information, such as date, time, time zone, and language set
A configured mouse, keyboard, video card, and monitor
An appropriately partitioned hard disk
A configured network card and firewall, to immediately connect to a LAN
A configured boot loader, to define how Linux starts up
In addition to being easy to use, Anaconda is loaded with features to make it easy to manage the
installation of multiple RHEL or Fedora systems.
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