Please comment on how such ignorance can be removed from the mind of newbies
You have to "know" the arcane commands in Linux. For example, in normal computer languages like C++ and BASIC, 'if' statements are either if...else, if..then..else, or if...then...else...end if, but in Linux, it's if...then...elif...fi. Sorry to geek you people out, but it simply looks stupid. Fedora Linux Let me just say that this little entry would be an extremely boring read for anyone who doesn't know what the term "kernel" means, and I'm not talking about pop-corn. You see, I just installed Linux (Fedora Core 1) on my Armada 110 laptop and for the benefit of "the people", I'm giving some installation tips, for those who dare. I'll also freely distribute the three discs of Fedora Core I've painstakingly downloaded. So, well, the tips (I'm giving Scare Ratings, basically how tough/scary a thing will get): 1) Open Kazaa and download Partition Magic 8 unless you already have it. It's 50 MB (1.2 hours on Indian broadband, 4-5 hours on Indian dial-up). If you have the money, go an buy it, but I assure you Kazaa is way faster. Scare Rating: 1 out of 10. 2) Do not install Fedora on Virtual PC. Scare Rating (if installed): 10 out of 10. 3) Go download Fedora or borrow the discs from me. Scare Rating: None if you borrow, 8 if you download. 4) Use Partition Magic to make appropriate partitions ready for Linux. It has a nice wizard. Scare Rating: 3 out of 10. 5) Turn your computer on, let Windows boot, insert the disc, and reboot. Your computer should boot from the CD if all the necessary BIOS settings are correct. Remember to check all three discs for errors when it shows the option to do so. Yes, this article has already become a BU WU HAHAHA types for the non-digerati. Scare Rating: 1 out of 10. 6) OK, the main thing is to choose Custom when it asks you to choose packages and to choose "Manually using Disk Druid" when it asks you about partitioning. Scare Rating: 4 out of 10. 7) Unless you're a pro, if your graphics card isn't supported and it advises you the text installer, forget about Linux. Text installer wiped off both my hard disks once. NEVER AGAIN!! Scare Rating: 10 out of 10. 8) I'm giving no tips for the Disk Druid because it'll get a tad long. Figure it out yourself. Scare Rating: 10 out of 10, especially when it gives you this ominous warning, "I shalt eraseth all the data on /dev/hda". 9) When it comes to the Custom thing, pick the packages you want and remove ones you definitely won't use. For example, it was bundling a lot of CD/DVD Recording software on my system but since I didn't have a burner, I unticked them. Saved 100MB. Scare Rating: 2 out of 10. 10) Sitting and Watching it installing. When it asks for the Second and Third discs, be very very slow and careful. Insert the required disc, let it spin up, give it 10-15 seconds, then press OK. Because if it doesn't find the files it needs THAT instant, it will give you a fatal error and reboot the computer hence making you install it all over again. I managed to install it on my third try. Also, if you didn't do the disk checking in the beginning and now it finds a fatal error, may God help you. Scare Rating: 9 out of 10. I just read through the the ten tips. They give a person ample reason to stay away from Linux. Personally I prefer Windows. Still haven't found MSN Messenger software for Linux, there are very few commercial games for it, and well, I dunno, it feels a bit clumsy and immature sometimes. Oh, by the way, I chose the Gnome Desktop Environment during installation, in place of KDE. Gnome is default anyway. I'll post some screenshots soon for the ignorants. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
