Red Hat Linux Installation HOWTO

Donnie Barnes, djb@redhat.com

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