The Linux Installation HOWTO

by Matt Welsh, mdw@sunsite.unc.edu

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Other sources of information
• 1.2 New versions of this document
• 1.3 Feedback

2. Hardware Requirements

3. Getting Linux

• 3.1 Linux Distributions
• 3.2 Slackware Space Requirements
• 3.3 Getting Slackware via Mail Order
• 3.4 Getting Slackware from the Internet

4. Installing the Software

• 4.1 Repartitioning
• 4.2 Creating partitions for Linux
• 4.3 Preparing the swap space
• 4.4 Installing the software
• 4.5 After installation
• 4.6 Booting your new system

5. Configuring LILO

6. Miscellaneous