Selecting an Installation Method

If you booted the installation program directly from the Red Hat Linux CD-ROM, you'll next see the Welcome dialog: go to the section called Welcome . Otherwise, an Installation Method dialog appears. The choices presented in the dialog vary depending on the type of diskette you booted from (the one in your boxed set, or a network or PCMCIA diskette that you've created). Figure 9-5 shows all available choices.

Figure 9-5. Select Installation Method

Red Hat Linux can be installed via any of five methods described below:

CD-ROM: You booted from the diskette in your boxed set and are installing with the Red Hat Linux CD-ROM in a local drive. If you chose this method, you'll next see the Language Selection dialog: go to the section called Welcome .
Hard Drive: You booted from the diskette in your boxed set and are installing from the Red Hat Linux files that you have previously copied to a local hard drive. If you select this method, you'll next see the Select Partition dialog: go to the section called Identify Disk Partition to Install From .
NFS Image: You booted from a network or PCMCIA diskette and are installing from an NFS Image server which is exporting the Red Hat Linux CD-ROM (or a mirror image of one.) If you chose this method, you'll next see the NFS Setup dialogs: go to the section called Installing over a Network
FTP: You booted from a network or PCMCIA diskette and are installing directly from an FTP server. If you select this method, you'll next see the FTP Setup dialogs: go to the section called Installing over a Network .
HTTP: You booted from a network or PCMCIA diskette and are installing directly from an HTTP Web server. If you select this method, you'll next see the HTTP Setup dialogs: go to the section called Installing over a Network .