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RedHat 7.0 Install-HOWTO

by Steven Roos

im2smrt4u@yahoo.com

v1.0, March 16, 2001

This is the RedHat 7.0 Install-HOWTO. This is supposed to be an introduction to installing RedHat Linux for anyone that is new to Linux. I have decided to use RedHat Linux because of its ease of use which makes it a great platform for learning. Although this HOWTO assumes at least moderate skills in using a PC, it does not assume prior knowledge or use of Linux.

1. Introduction

1.1 Why RedHat?
1.2 Revision History
1.3 New Versions of this Document
1.4 Copyright and Distribution

2. Where to get RedHat?

2.1 From The Internet
2.2 From A Friend
2.3 From A Software Retailer
2.4 From RedHat

3. Starting The Installation

3.1 Booting
3.2 Installation Mode

4. Language Selection

4.1 What this Does

5. Keyboard Configuration

5.1 What this Does

6. Mouse Configuration

6.1 What this Does

7. Install Options

7.1 Workstation
7.2 Server
7.3 Custom
7.4 Upgrade
7.5 What to Choose?

8. Partitioning

8.1 Disk Druid
8.2 Fdisk
8.3 Required Partitions

9. Formatting

9.1 What this Does

10. LILO Configuration

10.1 Create A Boot Disk
10.2 Where to Put LILO
10.3 Boot Choices

11. Time Zone

11.1 What this Does

12. Account Configuration

12.1 Root Password
12.2 Adding Users

13. Authentication Configuration

13.1 What this Does

14. Package Group Selection

14.1 Printer Support
14.2 X Window System
14.3 GNOME
14.4 KDE
14.5 Mail/WWW/News Tools
14.6 DOS/Windows Connectivity
14.7 Graphics Manipulation
14.8 Games
14.9 Multimedia Support
14.10 Laptop Support
14.11 Networked Workstation
14.12 Dialup Workstation
14.13 News Server
14.14 NFS Server
14.15 SMB (Samba) Server
14.16 IPX/Netware Connectivity
14.17 Anonymous FTP Server
14.18 Web Server
14.19 DNS Name Server
14.20 SQL Server
14.21 Network Management Workstation
14.22 Authoring/Publishing
14.23 Emacs
14.24 Development
14.25 Kernel Development
14.26 Utilities
14.27 Everything

15. Select Individual Packages

15.1 What this Does

16. Ready To Install

16.1 It Worked! What Do I Do Now?
16.2 It Wont Boot! What Happened?

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