Fedora Core 5 released

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Yesterday Fedora Core 5 (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/) (a Linux distribution by Red Hat enthusiasts) was released and today I've already have got it installed (downloading took time). It's for my primary (and only) workstation.

You can read the full release notes here (http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc5/)

I did the install from iso images that I had downloaded in one hard drive partition, so I had to burn only a 6mb boot disk on a cd/rw. It's very handy and saves you blank cd's, and this is the second Linux distribution I've noticed to do this, the other is Mandriva. You can also install directly from internet, but that is slow.

This was the first time I installed a Fedora Core distro, but the installation was painless and the installer itself a nice, but not entirely unexpected surprise.

You can see screenshots of the install and the distro itself here (http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=596&slide=28&title=fedora+core+5+screenshots)

I decided to switch distros from Mandriva to Fedora Core (after discussing many distros with folks at mandrivausers.org) because of late Mandriva's policies, total ignorance on their community and primaly - kicking the creator Gael Duval out of the company! I'm not the only one switching because of this last move.

Anyways Fedora Core 5 is a very sleek distro and feels great, so I think I've found myself a new home for the time being. :)

And while it is bleeding edge (the latest, greatest) I don't expect many bugs because the Fedora Core's before this have been very stable, as I was asured by some FC users.

Included in Fedora Core 5:
Gnome 2.14
KDE 3.5.1
OpenOffice 2.0.2
Firefox 1.5.0.1
Thunderbird 1.5
Gaim 1.5
Amarok 1.4.beta1
Banshee 0.10.8
Kaffeine 0.7.1
Gimp 2.2.10
K3B 0.12.10

[Xerxes]

I've heard about the dumping of Duval... sad. Reminds me of when Jobs was ousted.

In any case you should've used the opportunity to try Gentoo!! Fedora core is yucky.

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Gentoo?! :D No thanks, I've got no time to burn on software compilation.
I need an OS as a tool and platform for my everyday stuff, I don't want to tinker with it much.

[przyk]

If it wasn't such a large download and if I didn't have such a slow and unreliable modem connection I'd be more than happy to upgrade from Red Hat 9. Maybe I'll see if I can get a friend to burn it to a DVD for me...

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Now it's been running for this whole week and I can really recommend trying it out, especially if it means upgrading from an old Red Hat. It looks beautiful, feels good and works with no problems (at least I haven't noticed any).

[identityless]

I'm a linux newbie. I have partition my harddrive to have a Linux volume. I have Windows XP on my other primary space. So, I do I install it?

Do I just burn the ISO file onto the CDs and then run Disk 1 on bootup? How will it have it install on my partitioned L:\ drive?

After installing, it will become dual-boot, so when I boot up my computer next time after installing linux on my computer, what will happen? Will I get to select which OS (Windows or Linux) to run? I'm still confused on that.

Also, say, if I want to uninstall the linux OS from my L:\, how will that work?

[leopold]

i am not sure about linux
but with windows a screen will appear at boot so you can select which os starts

[przyk]

FINALLY got it working, which involved the purchase of a new DVD burner. Looks cool at a first glance - huge improvement on RH9.

[beelzebozo]

Gentoo?! :D No thanks, I've got no time to burn on software compilation.
I need an OS as a tool and platform for my everyday stuff, I don't want to tinker with it much.

gentoo doesn't take that long anymore if you use the pre-built binaries.. kind of goes against the gentoo philosophy though :-)

last time I installed I just fired up knoppix, partitioned, made a file-system, chrooted and followed the installation manual. No need to watch the gcc messages and I had a nice shiny X environment, sound and an internet connection.

[cato]

what are the benefits of Linux over XP?

[Xerxes]

What are the benefits of XP or Linux?

Linux is completely free, cutting edge. So secure that you will never get viruses or adware and the graphics are absolutely gorgeous.

Just looking at the fisher price windows look makes me want to run DOS *shudder*.

[przyk]

Yea, annoys me the way XP treats users:

"Did you know there are unused items on your desktop?"

Ans: YES. I PUT THEM THERE.

So I use Win2k for games and stuff, and plan to use Linux more for work/programming/internet once I've transferred all my files.

[Vasilidante]

i can get XPPro partition down to .99gb. installed and with alot of programs installed too.

i installed Fedora briefly but then as usual with Linux i said now what.

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What what? :D Do stuff. For about three years now it has been my only OS.

[firdroirich]

I'm a linux newbie. I have partition my harddrive to have a Linux volume. I have Windows XP on my other primary space. So, I do I install it?



It's pretty much covered here (http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=55267&page=10&pp=20)




Will I get to select which OS (Windows or Linux) to run?

Yes.

[kazakhan]

gentoo doesn't take that long anymore if you use the pre-built binaries.. kind of goes against the gentoo philosophy though :-)

last time I installed I just fired up knoppix, partitioned, made a file-system, chrooted and followed the installation manual. No need to watch the gcc messages and I had a nice shiny X environment, sound and an internet connection.
I did something similar recently and had gentoo installed in less than an hour, the noobs can keep their GUI installers :p

[Athelwulf]

This is a very old thread.

[baumgarten]

http://www.funroll-loops.org/

[RubiksMaster]

This is a very old thread. Oh! I was trying to figure out why I already had the discs of FC5, installed it, and dumped it for something else, if it was just now released! :)