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A question about linux.

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Metsuro USA (389 posts) Bio

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Wed 08 Nov 2006 03:17 AM (UTC)

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Sorry if I shouldn't have put this here, but I come to you guys for all my problems in this type of thing so! I am trying to put together a box, to run on fedora core 6, but I'm not all that familiar with linux, so I was looking for any references on linux commands, and things I should know about it.

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Zeno USA (2,871 posts) Bio

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Reply #1 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 03:18 AM (UTC)

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A guide to installing it, or a general guide about linux? Here are some common commands:
http://www.ss64.com/bash/

Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
http://www.biyg.org

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Metsuro USA (389 posts) Bio

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Reply #2 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 03:20 AM (UTC)

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Any kinda guides, I mean I have fedora core on disk already, dont really know how to install it, or really want kinda specs the machine should have for it.

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David Haley USA (3,881 posts) Bio

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Reply #3 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 03:26 AM (UTC)

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Specs-wise you shouldn't have problems with Fedora or Linux in general, unless you're turning on the new 3d window manager features in which case you need a 3d-accelerated graphics card -- nothing fancy, really.

Installing it is generally a matter of burning to CD, popping in the CD and rebooting to CD, and then letting it do its thing.

Of course, I would suggest you do this on a new computer, or back up your data, because you wouldn't want your system to be all broken in case something goes wrong.

Are you trying to dual-boot Windows and Fedora? In that case make sure Windows is installed first; the Fedora installer can take care of setting up the boot sectors to let you choose which OS you want to boot into.

If you're looking for guides, the best thing you can do really is to search the forums for the distribution. Ubuntu is a distribution that has very good forum support. I'm not sure about Fedora, but there'll always be help around somewhere. Try Googling for the thing you're trying to do.

It's hard to give a comprehensive guide because the knowledge I have was picked up over a very long period of learning bits and pieces here and there, and searching the web for help when I got stuck.

David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone

http://david.the-haleys.org

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Metsuro USA (389 posts) Bio

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Reply #4 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 03:29 AM (UTC)

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Well I have about Nine boxes just sitting around, so I was just gonna clean one up, put a new harddrive in, and install linux on it, but I dont really have any kinda decent video cards, I think mine are all like 7-10 years old... *sigh* so anyway thats not a problem.

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Metsuro USA (389 posts) Bio

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Reply #5 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 04:08 AM (UTC)

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I also dont know how to reboot to cd... so.. that would be good to know too!

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Zeno USA (2,871 posts) Bio

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Reply #6 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 04:16 AM (UTC)

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Booting to CD should be simple, that doesn't have anything to do with linux. Just insert CD and reboot. If it doesn't work, you need to have your CD boot in order first before the HD.

Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
http://www.biyg.org

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Metsuro USA (389 posts) Bio

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Reply #7 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 04:47 AM (UTC)

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now a quick question, I am looking to play around with email, and web pages using this box, does it come with software that will let me play with these, or will I have to find one?

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Zeno USA (2,871 posts) Bio

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Reply #8 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 04:49 AM (UTC)

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Apache should come with it, as long as you select the package. If not you can still DL it. Webmail, same thing.

I didn't touch anything dealing with mail on my server and it sends email out fine.

Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
http://www.biyg.org

Posted by

Metsuro USA (389 posts) Bio

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Reply #9 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 05:16 AM (UTC)

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Can you recieve mail, thats one of my hopes a little bit.

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David Haley USA (3,881 posts) Bio

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Reply #10 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 05:58 AM (UTC)

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Sure, receiving mail is pretty easy. You'll need to install a mail server, such as dovecot. If you tell Fedora to install it in "server mode", it should put all that stuff on it by default.

Note that to have your own email address with a domain and all that you'll need a registered domain, of course, and either a fixed IP address (to point the domain to) or a way to dynamically reset the domain to point to your server's IP address every time it changes.

And yeah, booting to CD is pretty easy, at least if the BIOS supports it (most do, from at least 10 years ago). Generally it's just a quick switch in the settings menu. If the BIOS doesn't support it, you have a bit of a problem, but it's still workable (e.g. using a net install).

David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone

http://david.the-haleys.org

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Metsuro USA (389 posts) Bio

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Reply #11 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 06:08 AM (UTC)

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So I should just have to place the new harddrive in, set up all the wires, start it up and place the cd in? and hope it starts installing?

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David Haley USA (3,881 posts) Bio

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Reply #12 on Wed 08 Nov 2006 06:23 AM (UTC)

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Yeah. Assuming the computer is built correctly, it should boot to CD. If it doesn't, and complains about there being no bootable sector on the disk (or boots to whatever the disk had), just reboot, go to BIOS settings, and look for the boot order; set the CD drive to have greater priority than the hard drive, and you're set.

David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone

http://david.the-haleys.org

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Metsuro USA (389 posts) Bio

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Reply #13 on Thu 09 Nov 2006 11:56 PM (UTC)

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For the domain, you have to pay per month for it right? and where is a good place to register a domain? I've prolly got about 100 more questions to ask, but it will still be a few days before I can even try to install linux, evil sister.

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Zeno USA (2,871 posts) Bio

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Reply #14 on Fri 10 Nov 2006 01:28 AM (UTC)

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You can register a domain at http://www.registerfly.com/ for example. Domains are very cheap.

Zeno McDohl,
Owner of Bleached InuYasha Galaxy
http://www.biyg.org

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