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The-Wappy-One
22-06-2006, 10:55 AM
The Site : Fedora Project, sponsored by Red Hat (http://fedora.redhat.com/)

Where to get it : Fedora Project, sponsored by Red Hat (http://fedora.redhat.com/Download/)

ON YES THAT IS A LEGAL LINK AND IT IS A FREE OS UNLIKE WINDOWS.


Screenshots

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my quick 2 pence

Fedora core is an amasing peice off work.. its only let down is the software we are all used to.. True firefox is there but programs like Photoshop are not and instead you have to use programs like GIMP which is just as good as photoshop but its not what you know and learnt on (hope you understand what i mean).

Also Games. this is another let down so to speek game compatabilitsy is not the same.. you can use programs like Wine or Trans Gaming (TransGaming Technologies (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. but its just not the same..

Over all if the software was there for Linux like it is for windows i would uninstall windows in a shot.. (Not a fan of Bill "The Devil" Gates) But untill that time i will continue to dual boot the 2 os's



Hopefully you should be intrested in this now if you are after any answers to your questions please ask them and i'll (and others) will try our best to answer them.

Wapp

inthemix200
24-06-2006, 08:26 AM
INTERESTING
Never heard of that o s
which is meant to be the best linux mate????
i have been reading that mandrake is??? is that right or cod crap?.
willing to give this 2nd os buisiness a go. Yours Hoping for guidance....
nice one

inthemix200
24-06-2006, 08:32 AM
Ps
If you know anyone that can give Firmware upgrade Help to my wrt54g id reallly appreciate it. just keeps blinking at me ( power light ) and cant get into the admin screen.
crap does anything ever bloody work.

nobby
24-06-2006, 09:24 AM
INTERESTING
Never heard of that o s
which is meant to be the best linux mate????
i have been reading that mandrake is??? is that right or cod crap?.
willing to give this 2nd os buisiness a go. Yours Hoping for guidance....
nice one

FC5 is excellent - however it doesn't arrive with mp3 support or much media playing ability 'out of the box'. These can be separately downloaded and installed, but you'll need to know your way around the system before you can do that.

It's difficult to say which is the best linux os. They're all broadly based around the same or similar packages. However the installation of each differ and suit different people in different ways.

A lot of people start with something like ubuntu (basically a smartened up debian with a nice installer).

They're all (generally) free so best bet is to try a few (download limits allowing) and see how you go

kboy
24-06-2006, 09:40 AM
I use To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Ever tried zen computing? (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. as its small.
It plays mp3s and most video media files and has the usual internet apps installed 'out of the box'. Theres also an easy netpkg installer for installing other software.

nobby
24-06-2006, 12:10 PM
I use To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Ever tried zen computing? (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. as its small.
It plays mp3s and most video media files and has the usual internet apps installed 'out of the box'. Theres also an easy netpkg installer for installing other software.

Thought I'd used just about every version of Linux - but never seen that one before!! Based around XFCE rather than the usal KDE and/or Gnome so my guess is much slicker and quicker, especially on 'older' hardware.

Nice find! Cheers!!

To anyone who's interested ..
DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. (http://distrowatch.com/)
Linux Online - Distributions and FTP Sites (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. LinuxISO.org - A place to learn about, download, and discuss Linux. (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. amongst many others ...

inthemix200
24-06-2006, 12:25 PM
THANX TO NOBBY AND KBOY FOR THE FEEDBACK

YEAH I WAS KINDA CONFUSED AT THE WIDE RANGE OF THEM. OKAY THEN INTO THE BLUE YONDER AND ALL OF THAT. I AM GONNA HAVE ME A GANDER THIS EARLY EVENING. stay tuned for story's of wahey and whoe. Seems whenever me pc is free of the plague i have to take it for a swim in the cess

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THE JOYS OF LEARNING. AGAIN GUYS NICE ONE

spaceman
29-06-2006, 01:49 PM
Another alternative

This is worth checking out - great os.
Welcome - Ubuntu Linux (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Just download and then you can try before you install.
Its also worth checking out this awards list
2005 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Winners - LinuxQuestions.org (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=422222)

inthemix200
02-07-2006, 08:21 AM
still explore all my responses about the linux versions. just want ta say GOOOD WORK FELLA'S.............. NICE ONE.
Anything i can do in rtn gime a holler

yuorz
16-07-2006, 06:51 PM
Nice have to give it a try. Been meaning to for ages...Is the install difficult?

nobby
16-07-2006, 09:58 PM
Nice have to give it a try. Been meaning to for ages...Is the install difficult?

Not at all these days.

By far the hardest thing is to make room on your current disk for the install (assuming you want to keep your windows system as well - dual boot)

The usual suggestions apply though. Prob best to install onto a separate hard-drive if you've got one you can fit to your pc. Otherwise make sure you back up thoroughly as it is possible to accidently wipe out your windows partition, particularly if its the first time you've installed linux

moosa321
24-07-2006, 11:23 PM
I tried this with VMWARE but had problems with networking.... now Mephis.... but only in vmware... still need windows.....

zio45
03-08-2006, 09:03 PM
Can anyone tell me a place where I can download a good guide or tutorial for installing tar file on linux. I m very confused and I can not get it right

basingninja
27-10-2006, 11:14 PM
Can anyone tell me a place where I can download a good guide or tutorial for installing tar file on linux. I m very confused and I can not get it right
do you mean unpacking a tar file? cos that would be tar -xvf
alternatively just type man tar

craigken
29-10-2006, 09:42 AM
Just for info FedoraCore 6 has just been released, im in the process of downloading it now...