Re: Mandrake 10.0 download and install

From: Crashdamage (03z1krd7_at_nospam.invalid)
Date: 05/29/04

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    On 29 May 2004 13:44:57 -0700, Raj. <rhjaisingh@yahoo.com> wrote:
    > Questions:

    > 1. I would like to know a reliable download site for Mandrake 10.0
    > official.

    There's a list of mirrors here:

    http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3

    Click on the 2nd "Take me there now" button and scroll down a bit on the
    page that pops up to the list of mirrors. You may have to try more than
    one mirror to find onethat's not overloaded and slow. 10.0 is in pretty
    high demand right now.

    > 2. Can I burn the CD's using a Win2K box ?

    Of course. Any burner software will do.

    > 3. How would I make a bootable CD?...would just copying them onto a
    > hard disk and then onto CD's do the trick?

    Yes. The ISO's are ready-to-go and make bootable disks. Just download
    and burn 'em.

    >What about the remaining CD's?

    Just download an burn all 4 Mandrake Official CDs. You may want some of
    the extra software.

    > 4. A step-by-step outline would be very helpful.

    1. Download the ISO's.
    2. Burn 'em.
    3. Set bios to boot from CDROM. Stick in CD1, follow the instructions.
    4. Enjoy. You are now in control.

    For a 1st try at Linux, I wouldn't worry much about customizing your
    installation. Don't worry much about what software to choose, etc.
    You've got a lot to learn. Just get an installtion running and get
    familiar with Linux, its structure, installing software, dee what apps
    you like, etc, etc. When you get the hang of things a little, you can
    do another install. You'll have a better idea of just how you want it
    the 2nd time.

    2 hints I think are important:

    1. Install only Mandrake RPMs 'til you know what you're doing.

    2. DO make at least a separate /home partition. More partitions can be
    a good thing. I won't go into why here, but I prefer 5 partitons for
    Linux. These partitions and sizes have worked well for me using
    Mandrake:
    / (root) 200-300MB
    /swap 150-250MB
    /var 1.5-2.0GB
    /usr 3-5GB
    /home 5GB-up
    If you have a big HD you can of course go larger, particularly with
    /home - make it as large as you want. There not much point in making
    other partitions larger, except maybe /usr if you think you'll be
    installing a lot of software.
    If you want share files with your Windoze installation, make a FAT32
    partiton as well for a common read/write filespace. Windows is stupid
    and arrogant, and will not realize your Linux partitions are there.

    For general Mandrake info, you might as well start at the source:

    http://www.mandrakelinux.com

    For questions or problems, try:

    Alt.os.linux.mandrake
    http://www.mandrakeusers.org (excellent!)
    http://www.google.com/linux

    Those are only the tip of the iceberg of the help available. There's a
    LOT of sites and a LOT of help and info. But they should keep you busy
    for a few days...
    Linux isn't really hard, but it is kinda different. Windoze knowledge
    doesn't usually apply. Remember, be patient and stay with it. It took
    you a while to learn Windoze. 

    -- 
Registered Linux user #266531
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