The new editon of Linux Unleashed by SAMS(ISBN 0-672-31372-3) has Redhat
5.2, althought the cover says 5.1.
Peter
Ray Olszewski wrote:
>
> The best single place to start is by reading a document called "The Linux
> Distribution HOWTO", available at URL
> http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO.html .
>
> >From the opening screen of the document: "This document is intended to help
> new users choose a Linux distribution, and to help experienced users track
> the state of the Linux market. It does not aim to be a complete list of
> Linux distributions for all platforms, but instead focuses on leading
> English-language Intel distributions available on CD-ROM and accessible to
> Linux novices."
>
> I'll give you a bit of a rundown of your options here, but that document is
> much more comprehensive than I can be in a single e-mail reply.
>
> While you *can* download Linux for free (and I'll get back to that in a
> minute), the full set of stuff that comes with Linux is big enough that
> on-line access is time consuming unless you have a really fast Internet
> connection. So people commonly install from CD-ROMs. Several companies make
> Linux "distributions" -- the main 5 are Red Hat, S.u.S.E., Debian, Caldera,
> and Slackware. All are available in "full" format and all but Debian in
> "lite" format.
>
> There are several on-line sources for getting the full (expensive, except
> for Debian) and lite (cheap) versions. The one I use (not necessarily the
> best, just the one I actually buy from) is at URL http://linuxcentral.com/ .
> Many Linux books also include CDs, but all the ones I know of have very old
> versions of Linux. Perhaps someone else on the list can suggest good titles
> with more recent distributions on the CDs?
>
> The lite versions can be downloaded for free. I don't know the best places
> to get them all, but here are a few:
>
> www.cdrom.com is the Web site for Walnut Creek CD-ROM, creator of the
> Slackware distribution
>
> www.debian.org is the site for Debian
>
> www.redhat.com is the site for Red Hat
>
> ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions has Slackware, Debian, Red
> Hat, and several specialized, small Linux distributions.
>
> Just what you need depends on which distribution you get and how you plan to
> install it. I think Slackware is the only major distribution that still
> supports distribution from floppy disks -- you can download their A (basic)
> and N (networking) series and use them to create a network-ready Linux PC.
> Then you should be able to do a network-based install of the other portions
> of Linux (D = programming, F = FAQs, AP = accessories, X = X Window, etc.).
> Debian will do a complete installation over the Internet; all you need is
> the Debian boot disk set (2 disks, I think, or maybe 3), downloadable from
> their site.
>
> I don't know how to download Red Hat, S.u.S.E., or Caldera for installtion.
> Except for Red Hat, I'm not even certain that it's possible.
>
> Finally ... I don't know where you are located, but in some areas, the local
> Linux users' groups have periodic meetings where they invite beginners to
> come in and get help with installation. My local group, for instance,
> Silivon Valley Linux Users Group (SVLUG, at www.svlug.org) has monthly
> "InstallFests" of this sort, and while I don't know the details, I do know
> that other groups to them as well.
>
> Hope some of this helps. Good luck.
>
> At 11:08 AM 1/21/99 -0800, gene hitz wrote:
> >Okay, I'm a REAL newbie. I've had 17 years experience with computers
> >and am getting sick of microsoft's buggy systems. I've heard a lot
> >about linux, I realize it's a bit difficult to get into but I really
> >want to try it. I hear it's free and available to download but the
> >sites I've visited all list dozens of files. I need help getting
> >started. Just what do I need to download to get started with it, how
> >do I proceed.
>
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