Bobby Heid
bheid at sc.rr.com
Fri Mar 21 16:55:34 CDT 2008
Tina, I just re-read your post. I would probably recommend downloading Microsoft's Virtual PC and installing FC 7 onto that. Here is the home page for VPC 2007: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/default.mspx The VMware image is already configured for you. You can even have both VMware and VPC installed at the same time if you want to try both. As for download speed, you can only go as fast as the slowest link. So most likely the server you were downloading from was over burdened or it may be capping download speeds. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 5:39 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Linux Newbie in Distress Tina, You could always install VMware player and load the fedora 7 VMware image found here: http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/ Note that the image is 971MB. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris Fields Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 3:52 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Linux Newbie in Distress Hi Jim, Well, you are more help than you think. Yes, Fedora-8 is out of beta, and I did download it, too, but the class is using Fedora-7, so that's what I'm trying to work with. As an assignment at the end of lesson 1, we were to got get our Fedora-7 and burn to DVD and/or CD, depending on whether we got the whole distro or the Live Spin. I got both, in both Fedora-7 and Fedora-8. Unbelievably long downloads - another mystery for me, there, since I have a high-speed wireless broadband connection of 11 Mbps, yet the download was going at speeds around 8-9 Kbps, but that is for another time - each of these efforts took about 12 hours. So, I have the DVD and CD for each of these two Fedora versions - all the files properly burned from the ISO. If I build a partition on my USB external drive and install Fedora-7 on it, maybe that way I can finally get this thing going. Thank you for the reassurance that it should work. I may come back and visit with you about the dual-booting option my instructor suggested. I just don't want to damage my Windows XP laptop, which is my main computer. (Yes, I do back things up, but still. . . .) I need to know about this stuff, so I'm not giving up. Thanks for your response. I'll most likely be back for more help. Tina Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Tina: > > Each Linux distro is different from the others. There are basic features > that are similar but specifics can cause problems. (the devil is in the > details comes to mind) > > I have familiarity with Vector, Susi, Debian, Unbreakable-Linux (an Oracle > Redhat ripoff) and my definite favourite Ubuntu Linux (which really is > Debian with a pretty interface). > > To get to the root user just go to the command prompt and enter su or sudo > and at that time you should be prompted for the root user username and > password. I do not know why the install did not prompt you for root password > and there is usually a request for partitioning of the remaining drive > home/main/swap. Both Unbreakable and Ubuntu do that but I am not familiar > with the differences related to Fedora. (Is not Fedora 8 out of beta?) > > Both Unbreakable and Ubuntu are very friendly with Windows machines and will > not over-write any of the OS files. My laptop is split between Linux and > Windows and when the Linux was installed it allowed me to select how much of > the left space to use. Installed easily and sees the Windows > partition/file/printers/blue tooth wireless etc without any problem. > > I am not familiar with VMWare as I have either installed Linux on some > computer fully, partitioned or through a Windows Virtual Server. > > You should be able to install Fedora on a USB drive maybe even an 8GB memory > card. Ubuntu ISO can run off the DVD and only requires a file on a Windows > drive for particulars. > > Sorry I could not be more helpful but I have had no experience with either > Fedora or VMWare. > > HTH > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com