Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3: Screenshots

We didn't expect the boot output to still be visible in 2008 when booting.

Red Hat obviously has some graphic designers on the payroll.

The installation process gives you the option of many different languages.

Unlike non-commercial Linux distributions, Red Hat asks for some details.

The partitioning system gives you some nice options, such as file system encryption.

We were surprised Red Hat didn't give us more options here.

Installation starts.

Once again, we were surprised to see Red Hat's internals being bared to the world during the installation process.

Stage two of the installation process begins.

In this stage we get to set a multitude of basic system options.

Red Hat's licensing agreement.

Red Hat allows you to configure firewall options during installation.

Like Windows, Red Hat allows you to set up automatic or manual software updates.

The Red Hat network provides more than just software updates.

Logging in for the first time.

Red Hat's basic desktop. We found it pretty sparse, but functional.

Common software packages come pre-installed.

Package management utilities allow you to install whatever you might require next.

Red Hat provides a graphical utility for changing running services.

A nifty utility let us troubleshoot problems that popped up.