RE: [aclug-L] How do I dowload RedHat?

[Karl Juhnke <fritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Done!

Thanks a million!

On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Matt Pankratz wrote:

> Hey Fritz,
> 
> I've got the latest CD dist of RedHat at home (and I live in Newton).  Send
> me an email if you want to borrow them.
> 
> Matt Pankratz
> Web Engineer
> Agris Corp. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Juhnke [mailto:fritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 1:29 PM
> To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [aclug-L] How do I dowload RedHat?
> 
> 
> My apologies for asking such a basic question.  Perhaps there is an FAQ
> somewhere to which you can direct me.
> 
> I would like to install Linux on my machine at home.  I came to the
> installfest, but foolishly did not budget enough time.  Now I am
> determined to install on my own.  I have access to a good connection and a
> CD burner at work, so I plan to burn my own copy of the RedHat CD's and
> install from them.
> 
> I have read RedHat's on-line installation instructions.  They say, "It's
> entirely possible to install Red Hat Linux using a CD created by another
> company, or even via FTP."  Sadly, they neglect to give further
> instructions on that score.
> 
> I realize it would be more efficient for me to buy the Redhat CD's and
> manual in the store.  Nevertheless, I am strongly disinclined to spend any
> money on a free product.  My time and pain count for nothing.  Besides
> which, I am sure I will learn more from installing the hard way.
> 
> I have visited the RedHat FTP site (or rather, mirror sites) and I do not
> find any CD images.  (Is there such a thing as a CD image, like there is a
> disk image?)  I tried to download the entire directory tree, but WS_FTP
> blows up on symbolic links.  The only thing I was able to do successfully
> was make a boot disk from the disk image.
> 
> On the RedHat site says, "We include the exact source that was used to
> build the distribution on the second CD of every box set."  Does this
> imply that I myself must build the distribution to put on my CD's rather
> than simply downloading it?
> 
> How would you advise me?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> -Fritz
> 
> (I am reminded of the unfortunate aspiring writer who attended a clinic in
> order to be advised by the great Harlan Ellison.  Mr. Ellison's only
> advice:  "Do yourself and the reading public a favor.  STOP WRITING!"
> 
> I, like the nameless bad writer of the story, will not be deterred.  :-)
> 
> 
> 
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