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Started by Grundy, August 03, 2004, 10:49:41 PM

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Grundy

I have just downloaded all 2.2GB of Fedora.
( Previously the free RedHat )

Does anyone here have much experience with RedHat/Fedora and know of any good support sites?

Just want to get everything sorted before I go and install it!   ;)

PS: I'll still have WinXP running and I have several other computers all on broadband incase I need the net, so when things go hay-wire....  :)

Louisiana Night

Redhat is my prefered Linux distro. I think I'm using Fedora, which number is it?

What do you mean by support sites?

Some sites.
Fedora Project

Just Linux

Linux Newbie

Grundy

Yep, those sites are the ones I needed! thanks! :D

And yeah, Fedora is like RedHat 9.0 or 10 or something around that... not sure though... :)
Fedora is the newest anyway.  :)

Louisiana Night

#3
Your Welcome

P.S.I'm using Redhat 9(Fedora). If you have trouble playing MP3s, I'll tell you where to get the required RPM.

Grundy

I actually don't use mp3's...  

I stick to whacking cd's in my good ole stereo!  ;D

Though, since you're on the same distr. I'll probably be asking for a lot of help!  ;)

Louisiana Night

Quote from: grundy on August 03, 2004, 11:58:48 PM
I actually don't use mp3's...  

I stick to whacking cd's in my good ole stereo!  ;D

Though, since you're on the same distr. I'll probably be asking for a lot of help!  ;)

I don't have many MP3s, but Ellone does. She's still using Redhat6, because of that issue with MP3s.

I'd enjoy the conversation, the Unix/Linux/Mac/Windows thread seems to be losing it's interest(if it ever had any).

Grundy

Yeah, I remembered that thread, but I wanted a Linux specific one.
;)

A thread free of s****y windows and all it's viruses! Bugs! etc etc...

Yonkey

#7
The server we were previously on that crashed (and is still dead) was Unix-based, and you remember all the viruses you received in your kq9.org e-mail account, don't you? :suffer:

Not trying to start a debate here, but every O/S is vulerable and is only as strong as its end user.  8)
"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything."

Louisiana Night

What Unix-based OS was it?

Yonkey

I'm not sure, FreeBSD maybe?  I don't think it said anywhere.  :S
"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything."

dew7

Good point, Neil.  The user must be cautious and educated.  :>
Carpe Diem  Trying to help all of us including myself understand the merry-go-round of life.

Grundy

Those particular visruses, infact, were all ones that only affected MS OS's!
I doubt the SERVER itself was infected and spreading the virus, it was mearly the email server that spread it to all us team members.  ;P

( Didn't we work out who it was in the crazy chat last night!? )

Yonkey

The server played some role because there were several e-mail addresses that I never posted anywhere and yet viruses were being sent to and from them. ::)

I don't blame Unix for that though, I just blame the server.  XD  The one we're on now at least has SpamAssassin.  8)
"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything."

Grundy

Hope this server will last a bit longer!   ;)

Yonkey

We'll see.  This one's running Linux.  ;P
"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything."

Louisiana Night


dew7

If this one fails is Microsoft the next one you will try?
Carpe Diem  Trying to help all of us including myself understand the merry-go-round of life.

Grundy

Lol, this one wont fail....

The tools aren't the problem, it's the admins...

Isn't that right Neil?  ;P


Yonkey

Quote from: dew7 on August 06, 2004, 02:12:58 AM
If this one fails is Microsoft the next one you will try?
LMAO!  No, sorry, but I would never consider a Microsoft O/S for a server until they make them 99.9999% reliable.  :P

And like Jon said, the server going down was more a "management" problem than a technical one.  XD
"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything."

Grundy

LOL!
Imagine using an MS Server!  HAHAHAHA!

The OS would use up all the resources and there would be nothing left for the clients! hahaha!
Oh wait...
CUE: *SERVER CRASH*

:suffer: