Re: [aclug-L] How do I download RedHat?

["Cory T. Lamb" <ctl4u@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Karl Juhnke wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Cory T. Lamb wrote:
> 
> > I would suggest reading the redhat-cd mini howto located at
> > http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/ 
> > 
> > This details everything I think you need to know.  It works really
> > slick...
> 
> Excellent! This is exactly the type of FAQ I was looking for, except...
> 
> Except that the instructions refer you to the mirror RPM and to XCDroast,
> which means that I can't use those instructions unless I already have
> Linux installed, which I don't.
> 
> I want to burn the CD from a Windows system.  Is that impossible?  Do the
> symbolic links doom me?  This is a purely academic question, as I am ready
> to borrow the disks from you or Matt or buy them from CheapBytes or come
> to an ACLUG meeting and buy them or or or, BUT I am still curious.  Is it
> impossible for a Windows user to pull himself up by his bootstraps?

Okay I've burnt cd's before from a Windows box...  I can't seem to
remember How I kept the symbolic links but I know that it worked.
short answer is: It can be done
long answer is: I'm not sure how.



> Heh, I'm from Newton too.  In fact, we've played frisbee together on the
> Bethel College green if I'm not mistaken.  ;-)

Oh cool, I didn't even read the name before I fired a reply.

~Cory

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       Cory T. Lamb
      Jr. Unix Admin
    Bethel College IMS
       316.284.5214
    ctl4u@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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