# Red Hat Linux Installation HOWTO

## Donnie Barnes, `djb@redhat.com`

V2.1, January 23, 1996

## 1. Introduction

## 2. Getting Red Hat Linux

- 2.1 Ordering a Red Hat CD-ROM
- 2.2 Getting Red Hat via FTP

## 3. Installing via FTP

- 3.1 Getting the Boot Images
- 3.2 Making Your Boot and Ramdisks
- 3.3 Installing Directly from the Internet
- 3.4 Installing from a Spare Partition

## 4. Installing from a CD-ROM or over NFS

- 4.1 Preparing an NFS Server for Installs
- 4.2 Making Boot and Ramdisks

## 5. Continuing the Install (FTP, CD, or NFS)

- 5.1 Reboot to Start the Install
- 5.2 Mounting the Install Media
- 5.3 Finishing

## 6. Resolving Problems

## 7. Additional Documentation and Resources

## 8. Copyright Notice