How can I perform an interactive installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux from a remote location?

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Kickstart can be used to start a graphical installation over vnc. Here is a sample kickstart file to do this using the minimum set of options. This example assumes a CD/DVD-based installation:

cdrom
lang en_US.UTF-8
keyboard us
vnc
interactive

This file should be placed on either an http or ftp server so that the installer can access it.

Next, boot from th...

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