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Configure basic system settings

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Configure basic system settings

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- [Instructor] After installing Enterprise Linux, we might want to configure a few things. I will be using my VM in full-screen mode with Guest Additions installed. Press your host key plus F to enter full screen mode. Enterprise Linux does not enable the network adapter during boot, and last networking is configured during the install. This would be a good example of something you might want to configure right away. Also, you may want to set a unique host name, set the date and time, change the language or edit some keyboard shortcuts. Let's start by setting the network to auto-connect. To configure network settings, click on "Activities" and type in "Settings," and then hit Enter. Click on the back arrow to go to the main settings. Then go down to the bottom and click on network. Select our network connection and make sure it's turned on. To make the setting persistent, then click the gear icon next to the slider and…

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