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        I want to install linux and Win 95 on my p-100.  I will be
starting from a formatted HD.  Which do I install first?  What copy of
linux should I get?  And where?

        I'm looking to use linux mainly for learning unix.  I would like
to set it up as a gateway so windows pcs on my network can share one
modem.

        Where is a good place to learn more about linux?

| Another nice reference site is www.geek-girl.com/unix

That's http://www.geek-girl.com/unix.html - if you forget the .html
bit then it assumes it's a directory (which it isn't).  Fortunately
it's one of the sites where the home page is actually in the root,
so if you delete the 'unix.html' part you find out a load of other
stuff as well.

Thanks for pointing that site out...

| , which has a
| lot of info about UNIX in general.  If you are interested in the
| philosophy behind linux, check out the Free Software Foundation at
| www.fsf.org.

Which is really the Master Site From Which All Else Derives(tm).
(Depending who you taslk to, of course...)

Chris C

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>        I want to install linux and Win 95 on my p-100.  I will be
>starting from a formatted HD.  Which do I install first?  What copy of
>linux should I get?  And where?

>        I'm looking to use linux mainly for learning unix.  I would like
>to set it up as a gateway so windows pcs on my network can share one
>modem.

>        Where is a good place to learn more about linux?

I can help you a little. I'm new to linux also and I know the frustrations
of getting it going and learning to control it  First your DOS/Win95 must reside
on the first partition  DOS will only boot from the 1st partition. A program called
LILO will assist you in booting and setting the active flags on partitions.
I also understand there are many additional multi boot programs on the market

Distributions are everywhere. I am finding Redhat and Slackware seem to be very popular.
Boot and root disks are found many places for downloading. and kernels are popping
everywhere Go to a book store and buy a good thick beginner book on linux that includes a
couple distributions on CD.

I hope this helps you. If you need more specific info  i'll try to help if I can

p.s. I found http://www.ucb.edu.bz/linux-info also try http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO

Quote:

>        I want to install linux and Win 95 on my p-100.  I will be
>starting from a formatted HD.  Which do I install first?  What copy of
>linux should I get?  And where?

>        I'm looking to use linux mainly for learning unix.  I would like
>to set it up as a gateway so windows pcs on my network can share one
>modem.

>        Where is a good place to learn more about linux?

Distributions are everywhere. I am finding Redhat and Slackware seem to be very popular.
Boot and root disks are found many places for downloading. and kernels are popping
everywhere Go to a book store and buy a good thick beginner book on linux that includes a
couple distributions on CD.

I hope this helps you.  

p.s. I found http://www.ucb.edu.bz/linux-info also try http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO

i wrote this merely to clear up any misconceptions, not to be rude or
anything silly like that. :)

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>>        I want to install linux and Win 95 on my p-100.  I will be
>>starting from a formatted HD.  Which do I install first?  What copy of
>>linux should I get?  And where?

>>        I'm looking to use linux mainly for learning unix.  I would like
>>to set it up as a gateway so windows pcs on my network can share one
>>modem.

>>        Where is a good place to learn more about linux?

http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/linux.html

Go for RedHat 4.2 or Caldera if you are a beginner. Slackware is really for more
advanced users that want more hands on with the system.

http://www.redhat.com
http://www/caldera.com

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Ciao:-)
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David Welton  

Se quest'email e` in Italiano, mi dispiace per gli errori:-) FORZA PANTANI!
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Ciao:-)
--
David Welton  

Se quest'email e` in Italiano, mi dispiace per gli errori:-) FORZA PANTANI!
                         --Debian GNU/Linux--

Quote:

>>        I want to install linux and Win 95 on my p-100.  I will be
>>starting from a formatted HD.  Which do I install first?  What copy of
>>linux should I get?  And where?

>>        I'm looking to use linux mainly for learning unix.  I would like
>>to set it up as a gateway so windows pcs on my network can share one
>>modem.

>>        Where is a good place to learn more about linux?

http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/linux.html

Go for RedHat 4.2 or Caldera if you are a beginner. Slackware is really for more
advanced users that want more hands on with the system.

http://www.redhat.com
http://www/caldera.com

--
Archeus Free FRPG - http://www.geocities.com/Area51/3002/

My opinions are completely my own, bought and paid for.

The Unifix distribution is rather quick and easy to set up.  It
allows you to run a full unix system on as little as 30 megs through
the use of their live file system CD.  I've been using linux for a
while but I like this because I can take the CD to work or to another
computer and install it on a small partition and nobody would hardly
know it's there yet I'd have a full unix distribution at my
disposal.   This would also work well for someone just getting
familiar with the system....also of course you can install the entire CD
distribution on your hard drive if you have the space and inclination
to do so.

You can find more information at: http://www.unifix.de/index.html
                                  http://www.lsl.com/catalog.html

This is the only distribution that can install live cdrom file system in
a serious or fully functional way allowing you to get the real
thing without putting in a lot of resources (you can even install the
whole thing in a dos directory...so I've read, but I wouldn't...unix
for the PC is here to stay)

-Tony

.   .   .   .  . . . . . . . . ._______________________________________.

                               |_____________|___ Southern California _|

HTH

D.D. Ellis

You mean you can install a full and fully configurable system with minimal
space on the hard drive - the bulk of the system being on the CDROM?
Also, I assume you can install any programs not on the cdrom on the
hard drive as part of the system.  Redhat 3.1 had a live file system
which booted off two floppies and used a ram disk as a root file
system so nothing was really configurable in a permanent way, and now
with their latest version they said they stopped supporting the live
file system.  I know slackware had one but no one had ever told me
anything about it.  A while back I asked in a newsgroup what people
thought was the best live file system and the only response I got was
Unifix.  I looked at the new Slackware Unleashed
book and didn't see anything about a "live file system" in the index.

-Tony

: >
: > The Unifix distribution is rather quick and easy to set up.  It
: > allows you to run a full unix system on as little as 30 megs through
: > the use of their live file system CD.  I've been using linux for a
: > while but I like this because I can take the CD to work or to another
: > computer and install it on a small partition and nobody would hardly
: > know it's there yet I'd have a full unix distribution at my
: > disposal.   This would also work well for someone just getting
: > familiar with the system....also of course you can install the entire CD
: > distribution on your hard drive if you have the space and inclination
: > to do so.
: >
: > You can find more information at: http://www.unifix.de/index.html
: >                                   http://www.lsl.com/catalog.html
: >
: > This is the only distribution that can install live cdrom file system in
: > a serious or fully functional way allowing you to get the real
: > thing without putting in a lot of resources (you can even install the
: > whole thing in a dos directory...so I've read, but I wouldn't...unix
: > for the PC is here to stay)
: >
: > -Tony
: >
: > .   .   .   .  . . . . . . . . ._______________________________________.

: >                                |_____________|___ Southern California _|

: Actually, Slackware does the same thing, and has been doing it for a
: long time now. I installed Slackware via the live CD and used it for
: several weeks before I was able to install a larger harddrive and do a
: full installation.
:    Look at the options from the setup menu and it will guide you through
: it.

: HTH

: D.D. Ellis

: >
: > The Unifix distribution is rather quick and easy to set up.  It
: > allows you to run a full unix system on as little as 30 megs through
: > the use of their live file system CD.  I've been using linux for a
: > while but I like this because I can take the CD to work or to another
: > computer and install it on a small partition and nobody would hardly
: > know it's there yet I'd have a full unix distribution at my
: > disposal.   This would also work well for someone just getting
: > familiar with the system....also of course you can install the entire CD
: > distribution on your hard drive if you have the space and inclination
: > to do so.
: >
: > You can find more information at: http://www.unifix.de/index.html
: >                                   http://www.lsl.com/catalog.html
: >
: > This is the only distribution that can install live cdrom file system in
: > a serious or fully functional way allowing you to get the real
: > thing without putting in a lot of resources (you can even install the
: > whole thing in a dos directory...so I've read, but I wouldn't...unix
: > for the PC is here to stay)
: >
: > -Tony
: >
: > .   .   .   .  . . . . . . . . ._______________________________________.

: >                                |_____________|___ Southern California _|

: Actually, Slackware does the same thing, and has been doing it for a
: long time now. I installed Slackware via the live CD and used it for
: several weeks before I was able to install a larger harddrive and do a
: full installation.
:    Look at the options from the setup menu and it will guide you through
: it.

: HTH

: D.D. Ellis

All you need you can find at http://www.linux.org

Turbo.