As always, below are the existing articles covering this topic:

ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 Installation and configuration on SuSE Linux 6.4
(Article 16994) http://www.allaire.com/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=16994&Method=Full

ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 Installation and configuration on Slackware Linux 7.0
( Article 16993) http://www.allaire.com/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=16993&Method=Full

ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 Installation and configuration on Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3
(Article 16322) http://www.allaire.com/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=16322&Method=Full

ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 Installation and configuration on Mandrake Linux 7.0
(Article 16303) http://www.allaire.com/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=16303&Method=Full

ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 Installation and configuration on RedHat Linux 6.2
(Article 16302) http://www.allaire.com/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=16302&Method=Full

"All of these articles are being revised and amended. Some of the future ones will cover:

Mandrake Linux 7.1
TurboLinux 6.0/6.1
Redhat Linux 7.0
Corel Linux "Deluxe"
SUSE Linux 6.4
FreeBSD 4.1
Slackware linux 7.1
Linux Kernel 2.4 tuning parameters
Apache 2.0 Specifications
Khttpd/TuX kernel module loading for Dynamic Content

Please Note: Allaire ONLY supports ColdFusion Server on Redhat Linux. These directions are not supported by Allaire.

Please feel free to send me any comments or complaints."

-Jesse Noller
Enterprise Engineer
Allaire Corp.