Using the 11 CD distribution of Fedora 7

[bkk]

I purchased the 11 CD distribution. The installation was uneventful. Internet via ethernet was painless. My question is: How do I use the material on the other 8 CD's.

Thanks

bkk

[bob]

11CD's? Wow! That's a ton. Well, here's one way to access them: http://www.city-fan.org/tips/YumRepoFromImages

[bkk]

Thanks for the help. I haven't seen code like that since I learned 360 assembly language. I haven't decided if the gain is worth the pain.

bkk

[JN4OldSchool]

Thanks for the help. I haven't seen code like that since I learned 360 assembly language. I haven't decided if the gain is worth the pain.

bkk

That is just a big ole chunk for someone who is just getting their feet wet to bite off. Just take your time and follow the directions carefully. It really isnt this hard on a day to day basis...

[bob]

I'm guessing that you have limited or slow internet access, which is why you opted to buy that CD set. If I'm wrong and you DO have decent speed, you'd be much better off first installing yumex (open a terminal and sign in as root "su" and then type: "yum install yumex") and then scanning and choosing which software you want to install. Since software is constantly being updated, that would give you the latest versions.

[bkk]

Thanks, that makes a lot more sense. I do have fast access, but it seemed easier to just get the cd's. Linux is a hobby. When I worked I didn't have time to experiment. I did UNIX when you connected terminals to a server with a multitude of serial ports. As an observer, most distro's seem to be to relient on the terminal mode, which I see as a problem if, as suggested, it will replace windows.

bkk

[bob]

Well, actually most distros have gone to gui apps primarily. Yumex is the gui version of yum, which is the default package manager of Fedora. I mentioned it because you can do searches and installs very easily for someone who's new to linux. As you get involved, you'll probably find that many things can be done faster with CLI and many of the instructions from the 'old hands' will be done that way. Take it with a grain of salt. You can do it either way for almost anything, but if you get 'borked' and lose your graphics due to a mishap, it's real handy to know your way around CLI.

[bkk]

Thanks to all. I will probably find a command line reference in the future. While I was installing yumex, 100+ updates wished to be installed, so they are at it now. To be honest, my first love was FORTRAN in the 60's. Let's stop now. Thanks again.

bkk

[John the train]

Well, actually most distros have gone to gui apps primarily. Yumex is the gui version of yum, which is the default package manager of Fedora. I mentioned it because you can do searches and installs very easily for someone who's new to linux. As you get involved, you'll probably find that many things can be done faster with CLI and many of the instructions from the 'old hands' will be done that way. Take it with a grain of salt. You can do it either way for almost anything, but if you get 'borked' and lose your graphics due to a mishap, it's real handy to know your way around CLI.

The ' man ' command can be very useful in learning just what a particular CLI command does, but the CLI is NOT tolerant of typos, so if you need to to enter a long command to sort a problem copy/paste can be a good friend!