Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: Installation Guide for x86, Itanium™, AMD64, and Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T)
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# 4.4. Selecting an Installation Method

What type of installation method do you wish to use? The following installation methods are available:

CD-ROM

  If you have a CD-ROM drive and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROMs, you can use this method. Refer to Section 4.5 Installing from CD-ROM, for CD-ROM installation instructions.

Hard Drive

  If you have copied the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ISO images to a local hard drive, you can use this method. You need a boot CD-ROM. Refer to Section 4.6 Installing from a Hard Drive, for hard drive installation instructions.

NFS

  If you are installing from an NFS server using ISO images or a mirror image of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you can use this method. You need a boot CD-ROM (use the `linux askmethod` boot option). Refer to Section 4.8 Installing via NFS for network installation instructions. Note that NFS installations may also be performed in GUI mode.

FTP

  If you are installing directly from an FTP server, use this method. You need a boot CD-ROM (use the `linux askmethod` boot option). Refer to Section 4.9 Installing via FTP, for FTP installation instructions.

HTTP

  If you are installing directly from an HTTP (Web) server, use this method. You need a boot CD-ROM (use the `linux askmethod` boot option). Refer to Section 4.10 Installing via HTTP, for HTTP installation instructions.

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