.. _Installing Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform in Text Mode:

Installing Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform in Text Mode
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To install Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform in the text mode, boot to the welcome screen and do the following

#. Select the main installation option **Install Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform 3.0** and press **E** to start editing it.

#. Add ``text`` at the end of the line starting with ``linux /images/pxeboot/vmlinuz``. For example:

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       linux /images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=<ISO_image> quiet ip=dhcp logo.nologo=1 text

#. Press **CTRL-X** to start booting the chosen installation option.

#. When presented with a choice of starting VNC or proceeding to the text mode, choose **2** for text mode.

#. In the installation menu that is shown, at least do the following: set or confirm the installation source (press **3**), the installation destination (press **6**), and the root password (press **9**), select software to install (press **4**), and accept the EULA (press **5**).

#. Press **b** to begin installation.

#. When installation ends, press **Enter** to reboot.

