Fedora core 3 & Redhat 7.2 software development environment setup

powah · #1 15th June 2006, 03:01 PM

I want to set up software development environment for both Fedora core 3 & Redhat 7.2 application development. However, I cannot install Fedora core 3 and Redhat 7.2 because their CD boot disks cannot find the disk drive but I can install Fedora core 5 on my new computer. I will compile my application source code on this new computer but download and test them on separate FC 3 and RH 7.2 computers which has our own proprietary hardware.

What is the best way to set this up?
Is it still possible to install FC 3 and RH 7.2 on my new computer?
Or do I install the gcc binary or linux libraries which Fedora core 3 and Redhat 7.2 used, then compile with the compile commands such as gcc_fc3 and gcc_rh7.2?
If yes, then how?
Please tell me any relevant website I should look at.
Thanks.

mjmwired · #2 15th June 2006, 04:20 PM

You can create an updated installer for both FC3 and RH7.2. I do not know in detail the steps involved. However RH7.2 uses a 2.4 series kernel, I do not know if it will support your hardware.

Another option is virtualization or emulation. If you use VMware you can install FC5 then run FC3 or RH7.2 "inside" FC5. Similar softwares to do this are: 'Xen' and 'qemu'. I beleive Xen is the fastest solution, but I also feel is it a bit harder to setup compared to Vmware and qemu.

powah · #3 16th June 2006, 02:00 PM

Another option is User-mode Linux (UML) which allows multiple virtual Linux systems (known as guests) to run as an application within a normal Linux system (known as the host).

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Originally Posted by mjmwired

You can create an updated installer for both FC3 and RH7.2. I do not know in detail the steps involved. However RH7.2 uses a 2.4 series kernel, I do not know if it will support your hardware.

Another option is virtualization or emulation. If you use VMware you can install FC5 then run FC3 or RH7.2 "inside" FC5. Similar softwares to do this are: 'Xen' and 'qemu'. I beleive Xen is the fastest solution, but I also feel is it a bit harder to setup compared to Vmware and qemu.