Re: New to linux

On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 09:07, Tim wrote:

Is it better to install a complete version of Fedora 5 ( any
recommendation ? ) ( i.e. the pc has got a DVD rewriter â?? I am not
sure about conversion from ISO using cdwriter â?? any advice ? )

Since you said you're new to this, I'd try FC4 (as a clean install, not
trying to update FC3 to FC4). It's been out long enough for many bugs
to have been resolved, and is still being kept up to date.

FC5 is new, has one or two quite painful bugs, and is probably best
tackled by someone familiar with installing Fedora against a few
hurdles, or doesn't mind a challenge straight away.

The bugs in FC5 involve specific hardware so I'd recommend the
opposite approach. Start with FC5 and use FC4 only as plan B
in the unlikely event that you have problems on your hardware.
FC5 has newer versions of applications and will be supported
longer. In either case, do a 'yum update' immediately after
the install and frequently afterwords to stay up to date.

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