Re: Migrating newby looking for help

RFR <RFR@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
David W. Hodgins wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:22:51 -0400, RFR <RFR@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

SimplyMEPIS-CD_8.0.06-rel_32.iso 25-Apr-2009 21:00 673M
SimplyMEPIS-CD_8.0.06-rel_32.md5sum 25-Apr-2009 16:07 67

What is the difference between these two and does Linux have its own
formatting prog for an unformatted partition?

The .md5sum file contains the md5 checksum of the .iso file, in
ascii format. You can view it in a text editor, such as notepad.

You should find and use a md5 checksum program to calculate the
checksum of your copy of the .iso file, and compare it to what's
in the .md5sum file, to ensure it wasn't corrupted during download.

The .iso file is a cd image file. Burn the image file to a cd, making
sure you use the "burn image" option in nero, or whatever burning
software you have.

Linux has many programs for formatting an unformatted partition.
When you boot the cd to install linux on the hard drive, it should
walk you through the installation process, including formatting the
needed partitions.

Normally you need a minimum of two partitions for linux. One for
the swap, and one for the rest. You don't say how much space you
have. I normally suggest using three partitions. One for swap,
one for /home, and one for the rest.

I've never tried Simply Mepis, so I have no idea what that
installation is like.

Regards, Dave Hodgins


Forgot one question, Why is it necessary to burn
the CD when I am downloading the file and running
it on the HD?

You can't really do anything with an iso file except
burn it on a cd or mount it on a loop device on a running
system, and the latter won't do you much good.

I had a friend running a M$ distro, maybe vista, tell
me he had to get this app in order to burn an iso image
on a cd because it was something M$ didn't ordinarily
do:

http://download.cnet.com/PowerISO/3000-2646_4-10439118.html?tag=mncol;pop

He burned a DSL (Damned Small Linux) cd with it and it worked fine.
He hasn't reported any problems. But I don't even know if the link
is still good. Don't do M$ at all.

Read the install docs and then boot the CD and follow the
instructions and when in doubt hit Enter, and it will probably
install just fine.

I took a look at the site. Nothing simple about that distro.
Quite the opposite. When they say 'simple' in this context,
it means superficial/illusory simplicity created by extra complex apps.
Like KDE.

Sid

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