= Automating Linux installations with Kickstart =
In order to speed up the process of installing Linux a kickstart file has been created. When the initial Fedora boot screen appears (Debian systems use [[http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/394|preseeding]]). Type in the following:

{{{
linux text ks=http://sam.crecom.com.au/ks.cfg
}}}
This will load the predetermined defaults specified within the {{{ks.cfg}}} file.

= Duplicating an existing install =
Upon successful installation, Fedora produces an automatically generated kickstart file. All variables of the installation are listed, but by default paritioning information is left commented out.

{{{
/root/anaconda-ks.cfg
}}}
Including partitioning details can be useful in the event of installing multiple systems with the same specifications. Specifically disk sizes.

= Kickstart Configurator =
 {{{
Kickstart Configurator provides a graphical interface for creating kickstart files.
These files are used by anaconda to allow for automated installations.
}}}
This is available on Fedora, and not often by default on a typical Creative Computing install. It can be simply downloaded via yum:

{{{
yum install system-config-kickstart
}}}
Then the interface previewed on the above site is available by running {{{system-config-kickstart}}} as root.