2 Installation in Detail

 

Most people find the installation of Red Hat Linux to be painless. If all your hardware is configured properly and is compatible with Linux, rest assured that the hard part is done! This chapter specifically covers installation on the Intel family of processors. If you are installing on an Alpha or SPARC processor you should also read chapters 3 and 4, respectively.

 
• 2.1 Before You Begin
• 2.2 Installation Methods
• 2.3 Starting the Installation
  • 2.3.1 Creating the Boot and Supplemental Disks
    • Making Floppies Under DOS
    • Making Floppies Under Linux
  • 2.3.2 Booting the Installation System
  • 2.3.3 Information available during installation
  • 2.3.4 Using the Dialog Boxes
  • 2.3.5 Installation Type
  • 2.3.6 NFS Installation
  • 2.3.7 Installation Path
  • 2.3.8 SCSI Adapter Support
  • 2.3.9 FTP Installation
  • 2.3.10 Disk Partitions
  • 2.3.11 Filesystem Configuration
  • 2.3.12 Package Selection and Installation
    • Series Selection
    • Package Selection
  • 2.3.13 Mouse Configuration
  • 2.3.14 X Windows Configuration
  • 8.4 Network Configuration
  • 2.3.16 Clock Configuration
  • 2.3.17 Select Keymap
  • 2.3.18 Root Password
  • 2.3.19 LILO Installation