SERIOUSLY NEED HELP WITH INSTALL! (caps)

xJiX · #1 22nd August 2007, 06:43 PM

Okay, now I am a native Windows user... don't flame me. I have tried Fedora Core 3, and fell in love with it, but this was quite some time ago, and also, I had a different computer, which also was equipped with a nice DVD writer... However, I now have a laptop (Compaq Evo N610c), and it fails to have anything DVD on it, so I am stuck up the creek..

Anyway, I just finished downloading this hellaciously large file 'F-7-i386-DVD.iso', using bittorrent, and now that the download is complete, I am ready to say goodbye to the registry, and hello to local storage and installation. Since I have no DVD writer, and running WinXP currently, is there any way I can run this ISO and begin the installation? I have already backed up everything I want to keep, and will use Wine for those.. But I just need to change out the OS.. Badly.. Someone, please help me.

JN4OldSchool · #2 22nd August 2007, 06:51 PM

Why didnt you go for the 700MB live CD option with either Gnome or KDE? This will allow a HD install also and would probably be your easiest way out. You can also do a net install but I'm not the one to give you directions there. You could, of course, search "net install" in this forum.

xJiX · #3 22nd August 2007, 07:10 PM

You know what? I was actually going to get the 700mb file, but I kept looking back and forth, and I guess my reasoning was that if it is more than 1.3g's less in filesize, then a few things would have to be missing.. So I reluctantly chose the longer download, and still failed

Dagnabbit!

What's this net install about?
I'm gonna search for it

JN4OldSchool · #4 22nd August 2007, 07:23 PM

Just be aware that the live CD does have fewer packages on install than the DVD. The only thing I found that was missing was OO.o though and this is easily installed via Yum once the distro is installed. If you ask me this is the way to go anyway, I dont use but 1/4 what is on the DVD and I like to just install things as I need them. No point in being bloated.

xJiX · #5 22nd August 2007, 07:35 PM

Well, I guess I won't be missing out on too much, seeing to it that I have no idea what OO is.. But yeah, I like to also use hard disk space as sparingly as possible..

leigh123linux · #6 22nd August 2007, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by xJiX

Well, I guess I won't be missing out on too much, seeing to it that I have no idea what OO is.. But yeah, I like to also use hard disk space as sparingly as possible..

OO=Openoffice

xJiX · #7 22nd August 2007, 08:10 PM

Ahh.. I thought OpenOffice.org was for windows? I liked that better than Microsoft Office.. and it's more compact.. and its just... awesome.

leigh123linux · #8 22nd August 2007, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by xJiX

Ahh.. I thought OpenOffice.org was for windows? I liked that better than Microsoft Office.. and it's more compact.. and its just... awesome.

If you use the livecd to install you can get OpenOffice later with this command ( internet needed )

su -
yum install openoffice.org-core

xJiX · #9 22nd August 2007, 10:08 PM

"su -" = ?

Also, what is "yum"?

JN4OldSchool · #10 22nd August 2007, 10:16 PM

su is how you become "root." su - means that your path is now through the root account vs. just being root in the user account. Yum is the Fedora package manager. So...to put all this together, once installed you will open a "terminal" which will be labled as such in the menu system. The first thing you want to do is type:

Code:

su
(your root password)
yum update

This is, of course, done from your user account. You NEVER want to log into your root account for saftey reasons. I am actually exaggerating this, however, until you understand what is going on do NOT log in as root into the root account.

After Yum updates the full OS then follow Leigh's instructions to install OO.o which is your office suite.

edit: Oh, you can always copy and paste commands into your terminal. So just highlight Leigh's command in his post, right click, copy then right click your terminal and paste. No reason to try typing mile long cryptic commands.

Check out this site once installed, it will explain a lot:

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f7.html

xJiX · #11 22nd August 2007, 10:32 PM

Wow.. you guys are really helpful around here. ^_^

So is logging into root like logging in as Admin in lue of just a User?

JN4OldSchool · #12 22nd August 2007, 10:35 PM

yep, but dont do it. It is just asking for problems. Everything can easily be done from the user account using "su" "sudo" or even opening the file browser as root. The only time to log into your root account is if you are going to be doing some major reconfiguration and you need to be aware at all times that you are in root. I use a red wallpaper in all my root accounts so there is no mistake. Like I go for a cup of coffee, come back and forget and decide to surf some porn...

xJiX · #13 22nd August 2007, 10:47 PM

Okay, I will definately keep that in mind for future ref..

Now, another situation has risen.. Fedora-7-Live-x86_64.iso just finished downloading (the 700mb one), and I went to the folder, and it seems to be like read only. What would be suggested that I do to get it up and running so that I can begin the Fedora 7 installation?

leigh123linux · #14 22nd August 2007, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xJiX

Okay, I will definately keep that in mind for future ref..

Now, another situation has risen.. Fedora-7-Live-x86_64.iso just finished downloading (the 700mb one), and I went to the folder, and it seems to be like read only. What would be suggested that I do to get it up and running so that I can begin the Fedora 7 installation?

Quote:

Originally Posted by post #1

Anyway, I just finished downloading this hellaciously large file 'F-7-i386-DVD.iso', using bittorrent

Did you want 64 bit O/S as you start in post #1 with 32 bit O/S ?

xJiX · #15 22nd August 2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

Did you want 64 bit O/S as you start in post #1 with 32 bit O/S ?

So basically, yet again, I've downloaded the wrong one? x.x