documentation on network install

[Stuart Sears]

On Thursday 28 April 2005 17:22, Stuart Sears wrote:
> On Thursday 28 April 2005 15:20, Richard Ramson wrote:
> > Where can I find documentation on installing Fedora Core 3 using a
> > network install instead of the cd?  Any help would be appreciated?
>
> The redhat documentation would probably cover this:
> http://www.redhat.com/docs (look at the docs for Red Hat Enterprise linux,
> as it is based on Fedora Core)
>
> but setting up a network installserver and using it is really easy...
> do the following:
> decide how you wish to install (http, ftp or nfs)
> copy the 'Fedora' directory from all of your CDs to a directory on your
> install server (I use /var/ftp/pub) - making sure that you copy the Fedora
> directory as well as its contents.
> share the directory *containing* the 'Fedora' directory by you chosen
> method (in my case /var/ftp/pub is shared both by NFS and ftp)
> boot from CD1 and type
> linux askmethod
> choose the correct installation method when prompted
> ...and Bob's your uncle (as my parents used to say)
oh and when asked., point the installer at the directory above Fedora on your 
server - ie in my case, over ftp
pub/
and over NFS
/var/ftp/pub


Stuart
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