Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................... vii
1. Document Conventions....................................................................................................... vii
2. How to Use This Manual ..................................................................................................... ix
2.1. We Need Feedback! ............................................................................................... x
1. Steps to Get You Started............................................................................................................... 11
1.1. Do You Have the Right Components? ............................................................................. 11
1.1.1. Where to Find Other Manuals........................................................................... 11
1.1.2. Registering Your Product .................................................................................. 11
1.1.3. No Boxed Set? No Problem!............................................................................. 12
1.2. Is Your Hardware Compatible?........................................................................................ 12
1.3. Do You Have Enough Disk Space?.................................................................................. 12
1.3.1. Installation Disk Space Requirements .............................................................. 13
1.4. Can You Install Using the CD ROM?.............................................................................. 13
1.4.1. Alternative Boot Methods................................................................................. 14
1.4.2. Making Installation Diskettes ........................................................................... 15
1.5. Which Installation Class is Best For You?....................................................................... 16
1.5.1. Personal Desktop Installations.......................................................................... 17
1.5.2. Workstation Installations .................................................................................. 17
1.5.3. Server Installations............................................................................................ 18
1.5.4. Custom Installations ......................................................................................... 18
1.5.5. Upgrading Your System.................................................................................... 19
2. Hardware Information and System Requirements Tables........................................................ 21
2.1. Learning About Your Hardware with Windows .............................................................. 21
2.2. Recording Your System's Hardware................................................................................ 24
3. Installing Red Hat Linux.............................................................................................................. 27
3.1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface ......................................................... 27
3.1.1. A Note about Virtual Consoles ......................................................................... 27
3.2. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface ....................................................... 28
3.2.1. Using the Keyboard to Navigate ....................................................................... 29
3.2.2. Displaying Online Help .................................................................................... 30
3.3. Starting the Installation Program ..................................................................................... 30
3.3.1. Booting the Installation Program ...................................................................... 30
3.4. Selecting an Installation Method ..................................................................................... 33
3.5. Installing from CD ROM................................................................................................. 33
3.5.1. What If the IDE CD ROM Was Not Found? .................................................... 34
3.6. Installing from a Hard Drive ............................................................................................ 34
3.7. Preparing for a Network Installation................................................................................ 36
3.7.1. Setting Up the Server ........................................................................................ 36
3.8. Installing via NFS ............................................................................................................ 37
3.9. Installing via FTP............................................................................................................. 38
3.10. Installing via HTTP........................................................................................................ 39
3.11. Welcome to Red Hat Linux............................................................................................ 39
3.12. Language Selection........................................................................................................ 40
3.13. Keyboard Configuration................................................................................................. 40
3.14. Mouse Configuration ..................................................................................................... 41
3.15. Installation Type............................................................................................................. 42
3.16. Disk Partitioning Setup .................................................................................................. 43
3.17. Automatic Partitioning................................................................................................... 44
3.18. Partitioning Your System ............................................................................................... 45
3.18.1. Graphical Display of Hard Drive(s)................................................................ 46
3.18.2. Disk Druid's Buttons ..................................................................................... 46
3.18.3. Partition Fields ................................................................................................ 47






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