Chapter 2. Installation Overview

Installing Red Hat Linux is the process of copying operating system files from media to the local system and setting up configuration files so that Linux runs properly on the local hardware. You can install Linux from many types of media, including CDs or a hard disk and files on other systems that you access over a network. There are also different types of installations including fresh installations, upgrades from ...

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