Fedora Core Download

[Dudeking]

Hi, I have been looking for a good distro for a while.
SUSE is too buggy
Ubuntu is too Crap and every one keeps telling me not to use it
So I want to give Fedora Core a try but all the downloads don't show the size, they say 1GB/??? Downloaded etc and when they get to about 1.1Gig they time out, even using download managers and they wont resume, they have to restart.

[Tortanick]

You could try PClinuxOS, MEPIS, or torrenting the Fedora ISOs.

And whats wrong with Ubuntu?

[Pi rules]

I hate when that happens. :sad:

You can try the DVD .iso here (ftp://ftp.net.usf.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/5/i386//iso/FC-5-i386-DVD.iso) It says it is over 3 GB, so you might want to find something to do. I tried Fedora and I liked it. That reminds me that I don't have a Fedora virtual OS yet...

I second Tortanick's question.

[Dudeking]

It's just too simple, it didnt seem right, plus that easy ubuntu dosnt work at all.
All the packages in it are dodgy.
It was the DVD I was trying, but this one does the same it says 4MB/???.
Which is what the other said, how can I get it to pickup the file size?

[Tortanick]

No idea what's going wrong, try downloading in diffrent ways, like Wget or bittorrent.

I'm suprised to hear about easy ubuntu, I allways heard great things about it.

[Dudeking]

That download PI posted timed out on 11MB, but my internet connection was still active.
I'll have a look for a torrent.

[Smokey]

Generally I use FreeBSD or Gentoo over here and have had no problems or complaints for either. Just depends on the machines purpose for me to choose which of the two I use.

[Pi rules]

I've heard a lot of good things about Gentoo. I may try it out sometime (providing my hard drive doesn't fill up with Linux ISO and virtual machines ;)).

dudeking: try another browser or something. Are you trying to download this in Linux?

[Tortanick]

Yeah Gentoo is also on my try list.

[Smokey]

Its a great distribution. Both (FreeBSD and Gentoo) have a similar ports/portage system which makes installing applications very easy with no depencency issues like you have with an rpm based system. Gentoo isn't exactly for the newby on the install (unless you try the new install with 2006.0) however it does force the newby into Linux very quickly and teach a LOT during the install. The first time I attempted to install Gentoo it took me roughly 2-3 days and about 4-6 installs. But once I got that straight and learned enough, it flies now. It was worth every minute I spent formatting and installing and formatting and installing it.

[Pi rules]

I first tried installing Gentoo last year when I was a complete "newbie" to Linux and only had been starting to get into PCs. Needless to say, I decided to not install Gentoo before I wrecked my computer. I might try again soon now that I know a little more about Linux (but still consider myself somewhat of a "newbie" to Linux).

Edit: I just realized that if I use VMware player or MS Virtual PC I can be on the Internet viewing instructions/looking up definitions/asking questions while installing and pause the installation while I search. What a relief when I know I'll mess things up. ;)

[Dudeking]

The first distro I used was slackware, bit complex but I got throught the install in 2 or 3 attemps.
I got it in the end, I used bitlord I hate P2P but http and ftp kept stopping, Windows and Linux, well Pi if for a newbie to linux, I'm a complete newbie.
I am going to get VMware player now, I think I'm having trouble because I'm trying to move all at once rather than just learn from within windows like yourself.
I might give Ubuntu another go, only because Linux Format Mag had a guide to it.

[Smokey]

Best way to learn it is to throw yourself into it completely. You'll want to commit suicide for maybe a day or so, but after that you'll be happier you did it. You learn more when you are forced to used it then if you have it on the side that you don't NEED to use. Thats just my opinion from what I've found...

[Dudeking]

Thats what I found, when M$ would not let me back on Windows with out phoning them I learnt loads.
But now I have XP working I have moved back into using it more.
I am going to burn this iso now and get into using Linux 24/7.

[Pi rules]

I think I will download Gentoo tomorrow. So far, I have nothing planned except for more video editing (rotoscoping lightsabers, it takes a while but looks cool). If you don't hear from me, I probably wrecked my computer. ;)

My main problem is that once I finally get into Linux and start using it I get too busy with work, school, family, friends, etc. and have to stop and only use XP. I lose some knowledge each time and have to get it back.