Re: [newbie] RE: Difference between 'ISO images' and ' Linux 9.0 for i586'

2003-03-19 Thread David E. Fox
I'm about to install Mandrake Linux on my laptop and like to know the difference between those two. I guess I need to download ISO images 3 CDs where first one is bootable but what is the 'Mandrake Linux 9.0 for i586 and higher' download for. Do I need anything from there? Well, yes. i586

Re: [newbie] RE: Difference between 'ISO images' and ' Linux 9.0 for i586'

2003-03-18 Thread m
Thx Jose, you've answered my question :). The only problem I have faced was my laptop T20 didn't want to boot from CD no matter what I did - playing with bios or updating it so I've fired installation via network booting from floppy network image. I've used Nero to burn the CD using 'Burn Image'

Re: [newbie] RE: Difference between 'ISO images' and ' Linux 9.0 for i586'

2003-03-17 Thread m
Derek, would it be too much of a difference comparing with 9.1 Beta? Upgrade later on should be also possible right? I'm not a production, so I don't really care - it's just for me to try it out. Martin Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 17 Mar 2003 4:44 am, m wrote: I'm about to

Re: [newbie] RE: Difference between 'ISO images' and ' Linux 9.0 for i586'

2003-03-17 Thread Derek Jennings
You will find that after Windows there will be a big culture shock with any Linux. 9.0 is a good distro and you will learn lots. Its just that if you were going to spend hours downloading a distro I thought you might like to know the new release is imminent. Upgrading is not too difficult. It