# The Linux Installation HOWTO

## by Matt Welsh, `mdw@sunsite.unc.edu`

v2.3, 23 April 1994

This document describes how to obtain and install the Linux software, focusing on the popular Slackware distribution. It is the first document which a new Linux user should read to get started.

## Introduction

## Hardware Requirements

## Getting Linux

## Installing the Software

## Configuring LILO

## Miscellaneous