Selecting an Installation Method

What type of installation method do you wish to use? The following installation methods are available.

CD-ROM

If you have a CD-ROM drive and the Red Hat Linux CD-ROMs, you can use this method. You will need a boot diskette or a bootable CD-ROM. PCMCIA boot and driver diskettes may also be used. Refer to the “Installing from CD-ROM” section of this appendix for installation instructions.

Hard Drive

If you have copied the Red Hat Linux ISO images to a local hard drive, you can use this method. You will need a boot diskette. PCMCIA boot and driver diskettes may also be used. Refer to the “Installing from Hard Drive” section of this appendix for installation instructions.

NFS Image

If you are installing from an NFS server using ISO images or a mirror image of Red Hat Linux, you can use this method. You will need a network boot diskette. PCMCIA boot and driver diskettes may also be used. Refer to the “Installing from NFS” section of this appendix for installation instructions. NFS installations may also be performed in GUI mode.

FTP

If you are installing directly from an FTP server, use this method. You will need a network boot diskette. PCMCIA boot and driver diskettes may also be used. Refer to the “Installing from FTP” section of this appendix for installation instructions.

HTTP

If you are installing directly from an HTTP (Web) server, use this method. You will need a network boot diskette. PCMCIA boot and driver diskettes may also be used. Refer to the “Installing from HTTP” section of this appendix for installation instructions.