Os

[wolram]

after a great deal of thought i decided to install linux red hat
on my new computer, as i have no ability to burn CDs i opted
to buy, but i can not find an outlet, every one i find has some
problem, i can find all other linux stuff but not the personal OS,
has it been withdrawn or discontinued?

[The_Professional]

I'll try the bookstore also, and look for one of those Red Hat Linux bible books which includes a copy of the OS.

I've read that Suse is great for beginners as well.

[dduardo]

The bad thing about buying the retail box is that you sometimes don't get the lastest version. The good thing is that you probable get a manual with it. Instead of trying to find a cd for linux the next best thing (if you have broadband) is a floppy net install. This tutorial should help you install fedora (Red hat) using only a floppy and the internet:

http://vishalshah.org/node/view/81

The section you want to read on the page is called : HOW TO INSTALL FEDORA CORE 1 LINUX

This tutorial should apply to the new Fodora Core 2. Just make sure to change One's to Two's

[wolram]

i have just had a stroke of good luck, an acquaintance has
the suse 9 CDs and has gifted them to me, after reading
several reviews this seems an ok OS. i am hopping with
my new athlon xp 2500, 1meg pc2100 ddr dimm, 120 gig
hd comp, i will be set for a long time.
thanks for all help and advice. :biggrin:

[dduardo]

1meg pc2100 ddr? I didn't even know they made sticks that big!

[wolram]

1meg pc2100 ddr? I didn't even know they made sticks that big!

no i didnt come in just one stick, it came in two with five hundred and
twelve mega bits on each.
if anyone wants a tutorial on how to build a computer just ask me
:surprise: :confused: