There's a Bug in my Guinness
By Stephanos Gosling
About seven months after the release of Red Hat Linux 6.2, October brought the release of Red Hat Linux 7.0 (named Guinness). There were many new features with this release, especially for the desktop user, but how had the product improved on the server side? Note that in the server installation there's no X, no sound, and a lot of the refinements that are so nice in a desktop environment are lacking.
A Smooth Installation
Red Hat 7.0 comes on two CDs. The install process is much the same as before, if slightly cleaner. With no X, I chose the text-based install. Like before, you're given a choice of installation options, from generic workstation/server installations, to a custom install (in which you have full control over disks and packages) and an upgrade option (that leaves your disks intact but installs new packages).
I tried both custom and server systems (if administrators had their way, they'd install a custom system every time—sadly, few admins are afforded the time to do this).
Red Hat Linux 7.0
(aka Guinness)
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The installation hums along, as is normal for a recent Red Hat release, first asking how you'd like to partition your disks and then what packages you'd like to install.
