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Vaevictis

12/21/2006, 08:54 AM

Easiest way is to go get Fedora, which is basically the "community" version of it.

http://fedora.redhat.com

Or, if you want a re-done version of RHEL, try White Box Linux.

http://www.whiteboxlinux.org/

SeattleOUstudent

12/21/2006, 08:55 AM

Heh...my bro is a Redhat instructor/developer

instigator

12/21/2006, 08:59 AM

Yeah RH isn't free anymore. If you want updates you have to pay for it and register on the RHN. Just get Fedora.

yermom

12/21/2006, 09:02 AM

what do you want it for?

the new Enterprise versions won't update without you buying service

if you want the free version, it's called Fedora now, like Vaevictis (heh, and Instigator) said, the torrents are pretty cool to get it

slickdawg

12/21/2006, 09:05 AM

sooner_born_1960

12/21/2006, 09:06 AM

Centos is also a very good distro, built out of RH source.

sooner_born_1960

12/21/2006, 09:07 AM

Fedora is more cutting edge. I think Centos is closer to RH, actually.

instigator

12/21/2006, 09:09 AM

I've just want to try it out with some weather software (weather-display), the guy ported it to linux (which beats windows), so I wanna load a machine up.

So there's no functional difference in fedora and redhat?
They are basically the same. If you just want a Linux Distro, Ubuntu is my favorite right now. I run it on my primary machine at home. It is Debian based though so you have to convert RPMs though.

yermom

12/21/2006, 09:10 AM

I've just want to try it out with some weather software (weather-display), the guy ported it to linux (which beats windows), so I wanna load a machine up.

So there's no functional difference in fedora and redhat?

Fedora has more of the new stuff in it, they test stuff out in Fedora for a while before they put it in RHEL because it needs to be more stable

slickdawg

12/21/2006, 09:11 AM

A plethora of knowledge, right here in the SO. :D

Partial Qualifier

12/21/2006, 09:12 AM

what do you want it for?

the new Enterprise versions won't update without you buying service

which to me is ridiculous. And it ain't cheap (almost a thousand bucks per server for us)

yermom

12/21/2006, 09:14 AM

i don't care, it's not like i pay for it :D

i hear that it's going to use Yum in RHEL 5, so you can probably get packages from other places, and get questionable stuff like video codecs or mp3 support, etc..

Vaevictis

12/21/2006, 09:34 AM

Also, Fedora has a much faster dev cycle, and compared to RHEL anyway, releases become unsupported faster.

Partial Qualifier

12/21/2006, 09:47 AM

i don't care, it's not like i pay for it :D

oh I know, it's just that..once you purchase an OS, you know, you oughtta be able to get updates for free. It feels like a ripoff.

We only have a few RHEL 3.5 srvrs right now but once we move teh oracles to linux we'll be a decent-sized linux shoppe

critical_phil

12/21/2006, 10:06 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOLVOSZPoTI&mode=related&search=

yermom

12/21/2006, 10:17 AM

heh

i don't code login pages ;)

sooner_born_1960

12/21/2006, 03:46 PM

So, what did you end up using? Did you get the DVD iso or multiple CD's? Dedicated machine? Dual boot? Virtual machine?

SicEmBaylor

12/21/2006, 03:59 PM

I generally like linux but i have yet to figure out how to download and simply install a piece of software.

It takes a computer engineering degree just to load up a program.

mdklatt

12/21/2006, 04:29 PM

I generally like linux but i have yet to figure out how to download and simply install a piece of software.

Ar Pee Em

It takes something other than a liberal arts degree just to load up a program.

Fixed. :D

Vaevictis

12/21/2006, 05:35 PM

It takes someone who is willing to RTFM just to load up a program.

Fixed.

For you laypersons out there, that be "read the ****ing manual."

In this case, "the manual" being the many fine HOWTO documents, the many man pages, the many info pages, and possibly if you're really in deep, The Camel Book, or K&R C.

slickdawg

12/21/2006, 05:36 PM

So, what did you end up using? Did you get the DVD iso or multiple CD's? Dedicated machine? Dual boot? Virtual machine?

I got the DVD, it's a dedicated machine. Haven't loaded it yet.

yermom

12/21/2006, 05:54 PM

Ar Pee Em

Fixed. :D

or up2date/yum/apt-get

assuming there is a package pre-built

if not you are going to have to kinda know what you are doing

mdklatt

12/21/2006, 06:03 PM

if not you are going to have to kinda know what you are doing

1. 'make install'
2. cross fingers
3. swear
4. repeat

yermom

12/21/2006, 06:05 PM

man i hate when i have to do that

Vaevictis

12/21/2006, 06:07 PM

1. 'make install'
2. cross fingers
3. swear
4. repeat

*5. Break out HOWTOS
*6. K&R C?!
*7. Weep uncontrollably.

(a.out -> ELF was the devil. The devil I say.)

mdklatt

12/21/2006, 06:34 PM

*5. Break out HOWTOS
*6. K&R C?!
*7. Weep uncontrollably.

**4. wonder what in the hell you're supposed to do about a failed assertion in the compiler itself
**5. dig through MM5 source code
**6. remember why you hate Fortran 77
**7. determine that they were using a non-standard extension not supported by the SunOS f77 compiler :mad:
**8. ponder how you can possibly be the first person to ever try to use MM5 with that compiler
**9. come up with a fix and send it off to Boulder

Vaevictis

12/21/2006, 06:46 PM

You're dealing with Fortran?

In that case, I think you should move "Weep uncontrollably" straight to #1.

mdklatt

12/21/2006, 06:53 PM

You're dealing with Fortran?

Fortran is the name of the game in meterology. Fortran 90+ can actually be pleasant to work with.