On Sun, 27 May 2007 08:25:21 -0000 "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've recently converted my old Win98 box, a 500MHz P-III, to Linux > using the Fedora Core 3 distro included with "Linux For Dummies". > Yes, I know Core 3 is a little older as distros go, (a little?! > 'current' is what, Core 6?) but it seems to be working out so far, a > good fit with the hardware I'm using it on. Might I suggest downloading Fedora Core 6? Now that you have a working Linux system it would be easy to download it and burn. Installing k3b, if it's not already installed, makes burning discs very easy. There may be a lot of other KDE stuff it will want to install but I feel k3b's usefulness as an ISO burner is worth it. Others will, no doubt, have other opinions. Perhaps you don't have a CD burner or haven't burned an ISO disc before. Alternatively, you could purchase it inexpensively from retailers such as OSdisc.com. The link for FC6 to purchase five discs for $9.95 + shipping is here: http://www.osdisc.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi/products/linux/fedora/inst.html You might also be interested in a 'live CD' of FC 6. These basically do a somewhat minimal installation and you download the rest from the Internet. These usually work well if you have a broadband connection. You can purchase it for $1.95 + shipping here: http://www.osdisc.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi/products/livecd/fedora I am not in any way affiliated with OSdisc.com. However, I have purchased from them in the past. Last year I purchased a four-disc set of Mandriva. When I received a badly scuffed disc they promptly replaced it without my having to return the damaged disc. There are many others that sell discs. Just google if you are interested. I know I didn't answer your question in exactly the way you asked. However, FWIW, I think you would be better off and have a much more secure system if you used a newer distribution. FC 3 is really dated by now. -- Donald Cooley Registered Linux user 444909 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
