Red Hat Linux x86 Installation Guide
Copyright
© 2003 by Red Hat, Inc.
Distributed under the Open Publication
License, V1.0 or later.
Note: Open Content is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Steps to Get You Started
1.1. Do You Have the Right Components?
1.2. Is Your Hardware Compatible?
1.3. Do You Have Enough Disk Space?
1.4. Can You Install Using the CD-ROM?
1.5. Which Installation Class is Best For You?
2. Hardware Information and System Requirements Tables
2.1. Learning About Your Hardware with Windows
2.2. Recording Your System's Hardware
3. Installing Red Hat Linux
3.1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface
3.2. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface
3.3. Starting the Installation Program
3.4. Selecting an Installation Method
3.5. Installing from CD-ROM
3.6. Installing from a Hard Drive
3.7. Preparing for a Network Installation
3.8. Installing via NFS
3.9. Installing via FTP
3.10. Installing via HTTP
3.11. Welcome to Red Hat Linux
3.12. Language Selection
3.13. Keyboard Configuration
3.14. Mouse Configuration
3.15. Choosing to Upgrade or Install
3.16. Installation Type
3.17. Disk Partitioning Setup
3.18. Automatic Partitioning
3.19. Partitioning Your System
3.20. Boot Loader Configuration
3.21. Network Configuration
3.22. Firewall Configuration
3.23. Language Support Selection
3.24. Time Zone Configuration
3.25. Set Root Password
3.26. Authentication Configuration
3.27. Package Group Selection
3.28. Preparing to Install
3.29. Installing Packages
3.30. Boot Diskette Creation
3.31. Video Card Configuration
3.32. X Configuration — Monitor and Customization
3.33. Installation Complete
A. Upgrading
Your Current System
B. Removing Red Hat Linux
C. Getting Technical Support
D. Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat
Linux
E. An Introduction to Disk Partitions
F. Driver Diskettes
G. Configuring a Dual-Boot System
H. Additional Boot Options
Index
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