Installing the Red Hat Linux Secure Web Server During the Installation of Red Hat Linux

If you're installing Red Hat Linux and the Red Hat Linux Secure Web Server at the same time, follow the instructions provided in Chapter 15 to begin the installation of Red Hat Linux. Follow the instructions until you get to the point where you need to choose an installation class: workstation, server or custom.

If you choose a server-class installation, the secure server packages (apache, mod_ssl and openssl will be selected automatically. The stunnel and openssh packages, which provide security-related functionalities, will also be selected.
If you choose a workstation-class installation, the secure server packages and the security-related packages will not be automatically selected for installation, but you can choose to install them during the package selection customization process.
If you choose a custom-class installation, since you have complete control over what packages are installed, you'll need to select the secure server packages and any security-related packages you want.

Once you've chosen an installation class, continue following the installation instructions to partition and configure your system. When you reach the section on selecting package groups, or components, select the Web Server package group. Web Server includes the apache and mod_ssl packages that you must install to run the secure server. Since openssl is a dependency for the mod_ssl package, openssl will also be chosen for installation.

If you'd like to install any of the additional security-related packages described in the section called Choose Which Packages to Install, you'll need to identify their packages to the installation program. To do this, choose Select individual packages on the same Package Group Selection screen.

Select the security-related packages that you want to install according to the instructions provided in the Official Red Hat Linux Installation Guide. To help you find them, a table of their locations is provided as Table 10-1.

After making sure that the packages you need are selected, continue with the installation process.