Installing Joomla is simple. It basically involves the following steps:

1. Get the Joomla package
2. Unzip it and transfer the files to your site
   -or-
   Transfer the package to your site and unzip and untar it
3. Run the install program from your browser
4. Modify some file permissions on your server
5. Copy the config file to your server
6. Delete the install directory

This tutorial will cover the first two steps, and the next tutorial in the series will cover the rest of the steps.

Joomla is a PHP program. Your server needs to have PHP installed. The installation tutorials will show how to install Joomla on a Unix based machined with PHP installed. Most hosting providers that are running Unix have accounts available with PHP installed.