Getting Red Hat Commercial Linux

# 2 Getting Red Hat Commercial Linux

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## 2.1 Ordering a CD

The best way to get RHCL is on CD-ROM. The RHCL distribution is very large, on the order of 200MB of compressed binary packages. In addition the graphical install is most easily accomplished with a CD-ROM.

The official Red Hat Commercial Linux CD-ROM is available from many Linux distributors, and many CD-ROM vendors are pressing their own CD-ROMs, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding one at your favorite Linux reseller. You can always get the latest official version from Red Hat's retail division, the ACC Bookstore, which can be reached at:

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>             phone: (203) 454-5500
>                    (800) 546-7274
>             fax:   (203) 454-2582
>             email: sales@acc-corp.com
>             WWW:   http://www.acc-corp.com

> `

## 2.2 Getting it via FTP

If you don't have a CD-ROM or just want to try Red Hat Commercial Linux, you can FTP the distribution from any of the Red Hat mirror sites. The current list of official mirror sites is kept at `ftp://ftp.pht.com/pub/linux/redhat/MIRRORS`, and includes:

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>     ftp://ftp.pht.com/pub/linux/redhat
>     ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/redhat
>     ftp://ftp.cms.uncwil.edu/linux/redhat
>     ftp://ftp.wilmington.net/linux/redhat
>     ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/mirrors/redhat
>     ftp://ftp.lasermoon.co.uk/pub/distributions/RedHat
>     ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/redhat
>     ftp://uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/systems/linux/distributions/redhat
>     ftp://ftp.webnet.com.au/linux/redhat
>     ftp://ftp.ibp.fr/pub/linux/distributions/redhat
>     ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/install/redhat

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