Fundoo Linux

2007-01-12T11:09:00.000-08:00

Mirroring and Backups through: rsync
rsync is nothing but scp, but the main advantage of using rsync is it does the incremental update.
By incremental update I mean, only that part of the file is transfered over the network which is found to be modified.
How to use rsync?
1. With using Password:-
rsync is nothing but scp, the only difference is that, it uses incremental update. You can use rsync in the same way you use scp.

rsync filename username@IP:[path_on_the_remote_machine_where_to_copy]
It will ask for password of the "username" on the remote machine.

If file "filename" is already there and is modified from the time last time was copied to the remote machine then it will be incrementally updated, so it will take less time. It will send only that part over the network which is changed.

2. Without Using Password:-
generate the ssh-key by following commands:-
#ssh-keygen
#vi .ssh/id_rsa.pub
//copy the key from there
login into the remote machine in the account which you will use for rsync.
then in that account do the following:-

#vi .ssh/authorized_keys
//paste the key over there.

Thats it !!

Now if you run rsync on your machine to copy something on the other machine then it will not ask for password.

Suppose you want to mirror some directories on your machine to some remote machines:-
Suppose you want to copy some of the directories on your machine to some other machines, so do the following.
Suppose IP1, IP2, IP3 are those machines where you want to mirror the directories.
a) Generate ssh-keys on IPx (x=1,2,3) and copy it in the file ~/.ssh/authorized_keys in your machine.
b) Setup cron jobs on those machines i.e IPx (x=1,2,3). Use following commands:-
crontab -e (for more information see man page of crontab.)

Here in cron tab you will be using the command
rsync -r username_of_your_machine@your_IP:[path_to_dir_on_your_machine] [path_to_the_dir_on_remote_machine]

It will not ask for password in this case.

I hope it will help.

2005-12-11T11:27:00.000-08:00

Instaling Fedora Core on SATA Harddisk or Intel Motherboard

SATA Harddisk and Intel Motherboards generally gives error "Kernel Panic" during Fedora Core 4 Intallation. Well i don't know the reason behind it, but i have got a solution.

Insert first CD and when first bootup screen comes then type some crap on the command line, press Enter, it will show you "command not found", then press enter if you want to fresh install or upgrade, or type "linux askmethod" on the command line if you want to install from Harddisk or Network, or type "linux rescue" if you want to rescue, then it will start doing the subsequent executions without fail.

The solution might seem funny but it works.

2005-12-11T11:26:00.000-08:00

Installing JAVA

When we install FC4 then we get the older version of java with it, which has not got many utilities.

To install the newer one, follow these instructions :-

Download jdk-1_5_0_04-nb-4_1-linux.bin from somewhere (for IIITans its available of 150 dump setup-java)

then run it

./jdk-1_5_0_04-nb-4_1-linux.bin

if you get an error like : Setup is unable to create graphical interface please use -console or -silent .. etc

then first run this command on command line,

setenforce 0

then execute
./jdk-1_5_0_04-nb-4_1-linux.bin

A graphical interface will pop-up, keep on pressing next and yes .. etc as we do in windows, ans specify the path of installation as
/opt/jdk1.5.0_04
after the installation is finished.
run this command

export PATH=/opt/jdk1.5.0_04/bin:$PATH

You can write this command in your .bashrc .. because the effect of this command will vanish on closing the shell.

Thats it !!

you have successsfully installed JAVA on your machine.

2005-12-11T11:24:00.000-08:00

QUAKE [FULL VERSION] : on LINUX

You can Install QUAKE [ FULL VERSION ] in LINUX. Follow the instructions.
You will need your windows quake for it.

Installation:

1. Create a directory for Quake 3 usually
/usr/local/games/quake3
and inside the quake3 directory create one more directory
"baseq3"
then copy or upload the pak0.pk3 pack file from your Windows CD to the baseq3 directory.
2. Create a directory called wfa under the quake3 and copy the WFA files into the wfa directory. If you don't find any WFA files then don't bother about them.
3. The get this file
"linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run"
from somewhere .. its easily available on Internet.
chmod +x linuxq3apoint-1.31.x86.run
./linuxq3apoint-1.31.x86.run
Follow the instructions in the installer and your server will be all ready to configure.

Thats it !! Your quake in LINUX is ready to play.

Just run command
quake3

2005-12-11T11:23:00.000-08:00

Configuring Samba Server

Samba is a suite of Unix appilications that speak the SMB ( Server Message Block) protocol. A samba enabled Unix machine can act as a server on your Microsoft Windows network and offer the following services: -
(a). Share one or more filesystems

(b). Share printer installed both the server and its clients

(c). And many more .... :)

INSTALLING SAMBA ON A LINUX SYSTEM ::

1. First check whether you are already having samba on ur machine or not using
rpm -q samba
# This command also gives the version of samba that is installed on ur system..

2. If you are already having samba skip to the next step , else

I. http://wwww.samba.org/ & download the samba-latest.tar.gz ..

(a). untar the files..
(b). Go to samba- <>/source directory
(c). then type ./configure;make;make install

II. yum -y install samba

3. This is the most important step of our process...
There are two ways to proceed from here..
(i). Using Command Line
(ii). Using SWAT (Samba Web Administration Tool)

(i). Command Line Method....

Go to /etc/samba/smb.conf file & paste this over there.. ( please do fill the details also XXXXXX indicates that it has to filled by u )
#########################################################################
# Global parameters
[global]
netbios name = XXXXXX # ( Name of ur samba server )
workgroup = SIMPLE
server string = Samba %v on %L
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 500
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = /etc/printcap
guest ok =yes
null passwords = 1
dns proxy = No
idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
cups options = raw
hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 , 172.17. , 172.16. , 192.168.
guest account =ftp

[XXXXXX] # <>
comment = XXXXXX # <>
path = XXXXXX # <>
guest ok = Yes
readable = yes

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

######################################################################

Now at the command line type :: service smb start

Congrats !! you have configured ur samba server ..

to have a look of ur sharedware type \\ip in windows machine or smb:// ip a linux machine..

This the simplest smb.conf file ... The security settings are the least..:) You make a lot more things example create space where others can write / delete items from.. file permissions, vetoing some files.. how to keep files hidden etc.. keep watching the blog for more details..

The Other mode , using SWAT , of configuring ur smb.conf will be also put up shortly .. :D
Any problems please be free to mail to prasant_a@students or IM at prasant_a@yahoo , i will try to fix them as soon as possible..

[ Esc ]
: wq

2005-12-11T11:21:00.000-08:00

Multimedia in LINUX

The major reason why people don't use LINUX is, they face problem in playing movies, videos, audios and similar fun stuff. This post will change the perspective of all of those who consider LINUX inferior to Windows in Multimedia.

There are several players in LINUX like
1. Mplayer [Videao, Audio Both]
2. Kaffeine [Video, Audio Both]
3. XMMS [Audio , can play Video also. :O]
4. Real Player [Audio Video both for .ram format]
5. Kplayer [Audio, Video both]
6. Amarok [Audio]
7. Helix Player [Audio]
8. Totem [Audio]
9. Noatun [Audio]
10. KSCD [AUDIO]
11. VLC
12. ALSA PLAYER [Audio]
13. Rythmebox

There may be many other players which i may not be aware of, if you know one then please leave a comment on this post, with complete procedure of its installation.

Now we will see the installation of most of the above one by one :-

1. Mplayer :-

a) Method 1

yum -y install mplayer
(See the post for YUM)

If it doesn't work for you then you can use method 2.

b) Method 2
There are many versions in mplayer, we will see that installation of the latest one.
you need 6 RPMS :-
a) mencoder-1.0pre5-2.i386.rpm
b) mplayer-codecs-essential-20040704-1.i386.rpm
c) mplayer-gui-1.0pre5-2.i386.rpm
d) mplayer-1.0pre5-2.i386.rpm
e) mplayer-common-1.0pre5-2.i386.rpm
f) mplayer-skin-default-1.4-1.noarch.rpm

then do
rpm -hiv *.rpm
thats it !! it will be installed.

2. Kaffeine :-

a) Method 1

yum -y install kaffeine
(See the post for YUM)

if it doesn't work for you then use the following methods.

b) Method 2
you need to have these RPMS

1. aalib-1.4.0-5.1.fc2.fr.i386.rpm
2. libdvdcss-1.2.8-4.1.fc2.fr.i386.rpm
3. xine-lib-1.0.0-0.14.rc6a.1.fc2.fr.i386.rpm
4. kaffeine-0.4.3-0.lvn.1.b.2.i386.rpm
5. libfame-0.9.1-1.1.fc2.fr.i386.rpm

download them from somewhere and do

rpm -hiv *.rpm

c) Method 3 (Might give problem in FC4)
you need to have three source codes

1. xine-lib-1-rc5.tar.gz
2. xine-ui-0.99.2.tar.gz
3. kaffeine-0.4.3b.tar.bz2

untar xine by
tar -xvzf xine-lib-1-rc5.tar.gz
tar -xvzf xine-ui-0.99.2.tar.gz
tar -xvjf kaffeine-0.4.3b.tar.bz2

cd xine-lib-1-rc5
./configure
make
make install

cd

vi .bashrc
paste this line there

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

then execute bashrc like this

. .bashrc

then

cd xine-ui-0.99.2
./configure
make
make install

cd ../ kaffeine-0.4.3b
./configure
make
make install

thats it !!

kaffeine is installed.

4. Method 4 (FOR FC4 may be used in others too.)
Install xine libraries by

yum -y install xine*

then use the package kaffeine-0.4.3b.tar.bz2
to continue as mentioned in method 3

3. XMMS :-

XMMS comes pre-installed in FC3 and FC2 but not in FC4.

So lets see its installation in FC4.

a) Method 1

yum -y install xmms*
(See the post for YUM)

If it doesn't work for you then you can use method 2.

b) Method 2
Get the source RPM of XMMS from somewhere and install it like this :-

rpm -hiv xmms*.src.rpm

then go the dir
/usr/src/redhat/SPECS
then run command
rpmbuild -bb xmms*.spec [ xmms*.spec is the format of that file ]
after executing this command go to the DIR
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS
there you will find some xmms RPMS install those RPMS by this method
rpm -hiv xmms*.rpm
your XMMS will be installed.

BUT XMMS ITSELF DOES NOT HAVE MP3 SUPPORT IN IT.

you need to install one RPM to get MP3 support.
that rpm is
xmms-mpg123-1.2.7-21.i386.rpm
install this RPM as
rpm -hiv xmms-mpg123-1.2.7-21.i386.rpm

to improve XMMS you can have more plugins

xmms-status-plugin-1.0-2.i386.rpm
xmms-wma-1.0.3-1.0.rh9.dag.i386.rpm

install these RPMs to get WMA support and STATUS PLUGIN , this plugin gives you control to control XMMS from different desktops.

To play Video and other formats in XMMS you have to install one package
xmmplayer-0.3.3.tar.gz
get it from somwhere and untar it by this command
tar -xvzf xmmplayer-0.3.3.tar.gz
then
cd xmmplayer-0.3.3
then run these commands
./configure
make
make install
thats it !!
now you can play videos in xmms.
But in won't maximize size of window will be small, and to scroll through it you will need to use the status bar of xmms.

4. Real Player
Get this file from somewhere
RealPlayer10GOLD.bin
and do this
./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin
thats it !!
now you can play .ram format audios and videos in realplayer.

5.Kplayer
Kplayer uses the modules and libraries of mplayer and just provides and user interface.
get this file from somewhere
kplayer-0.5.2.tar.bz2
untar it by this command
tar -xvjf kplayer-0.5.2.tar.bz2
then
cd kplayer-0.5.2
./configure
make
make install

6. Amarok
do this

yum -y install gsteamer*
yum -y install kdemultimedia*
yum -y install amarok*

it will install amarok, but don't forget to put the repositeries which i have mentioned in the post of YUM.

2005-12-11T11:18:00.000-08:00

Using YUM !! Its Awesome

This is the tool which will show you the power of LINUX. Remember this post will contribute a lot in later posts so please go through it once.
There are several issues which we will discuss in this post.
1. What is YUM ??
2. Why should I use it ??
3. How does it work ??
4. How to use it ?
etc etc.

What is YUM ??
YUM is ( Yellowdog Updater Modified ). yum is an interactive, automated update program which can be used for maintaining systems using rpm.
YUM is a command in linux as "yum". This is programme which automatically connects to the specified LINUX servers, download the specified packages, and install them automatically with all the dependencies resolved.

Why should I use it ??
User need not to care about the reuirements of a software and its dependencies, YUM does it automatically. You just specify the name of the software, YUM automatically searches it on its servers, downloads them will all their dependencies and install them.

How does it work ?
YUM is the programme written in python, which connects to all the servers and its mirrors, specified in the yum. conf file in /etc in case of fedora core 2 and yum.repos.d directory in /etc in case Fedora Core 3-4. You can specify some more servers over there, in case the software which you are hunting for is not available on any of those already specified there. Then it finds out the RPMS required for that softwares and the dependencies associated with them and if it is available of any of the Linux servers specified then it downloads it from there in the directory /var/cache/yum/server-name-from-where-the-packages-are-downloaded/packages
, otherwise it aborts. After downloading all the packages it installs all of them.

How to use it ??
First you need to export the proxy by this command
export http_proxy="http://192.168.36.204:8080"
NOTE -> "http://" is neccesary.
For convinience you can write this command in your .bashrc so that it will execute automatically as you open a shell.

If you are using YUM for the very first time then it will ask for GPG keys, for that you need to run,

rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora

Then,
1. If you just want to check the updates available for your system then you can run this command
yum check-update
if you are using YUM for the first time then it might take some time, so please be patient.

2. If you want to install some software then you use this command
yum install software-name
then it will download the reuired software alongwith the dependencies and will ask whether to intall or not.
if you don't want to press "Y" again and again for the questions asked by the programme then you can grant "YES" to all the questions asked by the programme, by using the following command.
yum -y install software-name

3. If the software is already installed and you want to upgrade it then you can use this command
yum -y upgrade software-name

If after running YUM you are getting an error "NOKEY warning from RPM" then you need to import various RPM-GPG keys from the sites by the following commands,

Red Hat and Fedora Extras:

rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY*

rpm.livna.org:

rpm --import http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY

FreshRPMs:

rpm --import http://freshrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY-freshrpms

DAG:

rpm --import http://dag.wieers.com/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt

ATrpms:

rpm --import http://atrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms

NewRPMs:

rpm --import http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/gpg-pubkey-newrpms.txt

Dries:

rpm --import http://apt.sw.be/dries/RPM-GPG-KEY.dries.txt

JPackage:

rpm --import http://www.jpackage.org/jpackage.asc

kde-redhat:

rpm --import http://kde-redhat.sourceforge.net/gpg-pubkey-ff6382fa-3e1ab2ca

You can ADD following repositeries in your YUM so that all the softwares will be available to you by YUM.

For Fedora Core 2 :-
ADD following lines to your /etc/yum.conf file

# This is a yum.conf for Fedora Core.
# It uses Fedora mirrors to make things faster,
# since the main Red Hat Fedora site is pretty slow.
#
# Also, if you look down in the "Alternate Repositories"
# section, you'll notice some commented-out repositories.
# If you want to use them, uncomment them.
#
# Authors:
#   Maxwell Kanat-Alexander (max at fedorafaq dot org)
#   Sindre Pedersn Bjørdal (foolish at fedorafaq dot org)
#
# Date: 04 November 2004
#
# Changes
# -------
# 04 November 2004
#   + Fixed and checked-over for publishing
# 17 July 2004 (Sindre)
#   + Replaced Base, debug, updates-released and updates mirrors with faster ones.
#   + Added the official servers to base and updates, commented of course.
#   + Tested all non-commented parts, everything works.
# 29 May 2004
#   + Tested commented-out parts: all work except subpop.net
#   + Livna and NewRPMs mirrors!
# 22 May 2004
#   + Incorporated Darrenn's fixes for Fedora Core 2!
#   + Commented-out parts may still not work properly
# 29 Feb 2004
#   + Updated a lot of mirrors, for speed
#   + Fixed one ATrpms mirror
#   + Added Dries and spc, two more FreshRPMs-compatible repos
# 9 Jan 2004
#   + Updated ATrpms for their new directory structure.
# 31 Dec 2003
#   + Added JPackage, commented out
#   + Standard Red Hat Fedora Core sites commented-out by default
#   + Removed dulug from debug, since it doesn't have debug
# 29 Dec 2003
#   + Added mirrors for the flash-plugin, since some go down.
#   + Added base-debuginfo, commented out

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=fedora-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=0
# Added this because some mirrors go down and then retying takes forever.
retries=1

##################
## Basic Fedora ##
##################

[base]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base
baseurl=http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os
http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os
http://www.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/fedora.redhat/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os
#  http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/
#gpgcheck=1

#[base-debuginfo]
#name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Debug Info
#baseurl=http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/debug
#  http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/debug
#  http://www.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/fedora.redhat/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/debug
##  http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/debug
##gpgcheck=1

[updates-released]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Released Updates
baseurl=http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch
http://www.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/fedora.redhat/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch
http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch
#  http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch
#gpgcheck=1

#[updates-testing]
#name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Unreleased Updates
#baseurl=http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/$releasever/$basearch
#  http://www.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/fedora.redhat/linux/core/updates/testing/$releasever/$basearch
#  http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/$releasever/$basearch
##  http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/$releasever/$basearch
##gpgcheck=1

###################
## Fedora Extras ##
###################

[fedora-stable]
name=Fedora.us Extras (Stable)
baseurl=http://fedora.quicknet.nl/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable
http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/fedora/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable
http://fedora.mirror.sdv.fr/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable
http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable
#gpgcheck=1

[fedora-unstable]
name=Fedora.us Extras (Unstable)
baseurl=http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/fedora/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.unstable
http://fedora.mirror.sdv.fr/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.unstable
http://fedora.quicknet.nl/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.unstable
http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora.us/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.unstable
http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.unstable
#gpgcheck=1

[fedora-testing]
name=Fedora.us Extras (Testing)
baseurl=http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing
http://fedora.quicknet.nl/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing
http://fedora.mirror.sdv.fr/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing
http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora.us/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing
http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/fedora/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing
#gpgcheck=1

###############
## Livna.org ##
###############

[livna-stable]
name=Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (stable)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/yum/stable
http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/yum/stable
#gpgcheck=1

[livna-unstable]
name=Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (unstable)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/yum/unstable
http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/yum/unstable
#gpgcheck=1

[livna-testing]
name=Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (testing)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/yum/testing
http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/yum/testing
#gpgcheck=1


############
# Jpackage #
############

# JPackage is a GREAT repository for Java Software.
# However, you may have to compile some SRPMs to use it,
# so it's commented out by default. See
# 
# For the SRPMs, and  for the general details.
#
# Note: JPackage IS compatible with the fedora.us repositories.
# You can use JPackage and fedora.us at the same time, without
# any trouble.

#[jpackage-generic]
#name=JPackage Cross-Platform Packages
#baseurl=http://aleron.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jpackage/direct_download/1.5/generic/free
#  http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jpackage/direct_download/1.5/generic/free
#  http://umn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jpackage/direct_download/1.5/generic/free
#failovermethod=priority
##gpgcheck=1

#[jpackage-fedora]
#name=JPackage Fedora Packages
#baseurl=http://aleron.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jpackage/direct_download/1.5/fedora-$releasever/free
#  http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jpackage/direct_download/1.5/fedora-$releasever/free
#  http://umn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jpackage/direct_download/1.5/fedora-$releasever/free
#failovermethod=priority
##gpgcheck=1


############################
## Alternate Repositories ##
############################

# Uncomment these to use them -- note that some packages
# from these repositories may conflict with the fedora.us
# packages. If you use these repositories, you may wish to
# comment-out the fedora.us and livna.org repositories.

#[freshrpms]
#name=FreshRPMs
#baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/freshrpms
#  http://ftp.us2.freshrpms.net/linux/freshrpms/ayo/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/freshrpms
##gpgcheck=1

#[dag]
#name=Dag APT Repository
#baseurl=http://dag.freshrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag
#  http://dag.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag/
#  http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/freshrpms/pub/dag/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag
##gpgcheck=1

#[dries]
#name=Dries APT/YUM Repository
#baseurl=http://dries.studentenweb.org/yum/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/dries
##gpgcheck=1

#[spc-production]
#name=Subpop.net (Production)
#baseurl=http://rpms.subpop.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/production
##gpgcheck=1

#[newrpms]
#name=NewRPMs
#baseurl=http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/redhat/en/$basearch/fc$releasever
#  http://newrpms.atrpms.net/apt/redhat/en/$basearch/fc$releasever
#gpgcheck=1

#[atrpms-stable]
#name=ATrpms - Stable (Most Stable)
#baseurl=http://apt.physik.fu-berlin.de/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-stable
#  http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/atrpms/download.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-stable
#  http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/ATrpms/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-stable
##gpgcheck=1

#[atrpms-good]
#name=ATrpms - Good (2nd Most Stable)
#baseurl=http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/atrpms/download.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-good
#  http://apt.physik.fu-berlin.de/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-good
#  http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/ATrpms/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-good
##gpgcheck=1

#[atrpms-testing]
#name=ATrpms - Testing (3rd Most Stable)
#baseurl=http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/ATrpms/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-testing
#  http://apt.physik.fu-berlin.de/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-testing
#  http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/atrpms/download.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-testing
##gpgcheck=1

#[atrpms-bleeding]
#name=ATrpms - Bleeding (Least Stable)
#baseurl=http://apt.physik.fu-berlin.de/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-bleeding
#  http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/atrpms/download.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-bleeding
#  http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/ATrpms/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-bleeding
##gpgcheck=1

###################
## Miscellaneous ##
###################

# Semi-official Macromedia repository containing the flash-plugin rpm.
[macromedia.mplug.org]
name=macromedia.mplug.org - Flash Plugin
baseurl=http://macromedia.mplug.org/apt/fedora/$releasever
http://sluglug.ucsc.edu/macromedia/apt/fedora/$releasever
http://ruslug.rutgers.edu/macromedia/apt/fedora/$releasever
http://macromedia.rediris.es/apt/fedora/$releasever
#gpgcheck=1

For Fedora core 3 :-
Create following files in your /etc/yum.repos.d directory and paste the contents shown in those files.

1. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/dag.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[dag]
name=Dag RPM Repository for Fedora Core
baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

2. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-devel.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[development]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - Development Tree
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-core-rawhide
enabled=0

3. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates-testing.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[updates-testing]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Test Updates
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/$releasever/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-testing-fc$releasever
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1

4. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/newrpms.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[newrpms.sunsite.dk]
name=Fedora Core 3 i386 NewRPMS.sunsite.dk
baseurl=http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/redhat/en/i386/fc3
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

5. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/didier.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[Didier]
name=Didier's yum repository for e17 apps/lib
baseurl=http://sps.nus.edu.sg/~didierbe/fedora/3/en/i386
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=http://sps.nus.edu.sg/~didierbe/RPM-GPG-KEY.didier.txt

6. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[base]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-core-$releasever
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

7. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/freshrpms.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[core]
name=FreshRPMS-Core
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/core
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
#[extras]
#name=Fedora Linux $releasever - $basearch - extras
#baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/extras
#enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
[updates]
name=FreshRPMS-Updates
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/updates
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
[freshrpms]
name=FreshRPMS-Fresh
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/freshrpms
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

8. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/dries.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[dries]
name=Extra Fedora rpms dries - $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/dries.ulyssis.org/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/dries/RPMS/
mirrors=http://apt.sw.be/dries/fedora/fc3/$basearch/dries/RPMS/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

9. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[updates-released]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Released Updates
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-released-fc$releasever
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

10. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/kde-redhat.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[kde-redhat-stable]
name=kde-redhat-stable
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/stable/mirrors
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/kde-redhat.RPM-GPG-KEY
enabled=1

[kde-redhat-stable-all]
name=kde-redhat-stable-all
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/all/stable/mirrors
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/kde-redhat.RPM-GPG-KEY
enabled=1

# NOTE: enable/disable *both* testing/testing-all together; requires/depends-on stable
[kde-redhat-testing]
name=kde-redhat-testing
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/testing/mirrors
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/kde-redhat.RPM-GPG-KEY
enabled=0

[kde-redhat-testing-all]
name=kde-redhat-testing-all
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/all/testing/mirrors
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/kde-redhat.RPM-GPG-KEY
enabled=0

# NOTE: enable/disable *both* unstable,unstable-all together; requires/depends-on testing
[kde-redhat-unstable]
name=kde-redhat-unstable
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/unstable/mirrors
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/kde-redhat.RPM-GPG-KEY
enabled=0

[kde-redhat-unstable-all]
name=kde-redhat-unstable-all
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/all/unstable/mirrors
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/kde-redhat.RPM-GPG-KEY
enabled=0

For Fedora Core 4 :-
Create following files in your /etc/yum.repos.d directory and paste the shown contents in those files.

1. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/atrpms.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[atrpms-stable]
name=ATrpms for Fedora Core $releasever stable
baseurl=http://apt.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-stable
http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/ATrpms/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-stable
enabled=1

[atrpms-bleeding]
name=ATrpms for Fedora Core $releasever bleeding
baseurl=http://apt.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-bleeding
http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/ATrpms/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-bleeding
enabled=0

[atrpms-good]
name=ATrpms for Fedora Core $releasever good
baseurl=http://apt.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-good
enabled=0

[atrpms-testing]
name=ATrpms for Fedora Core $releasever testing
baseurl=http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/ATrpms/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-testing
http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/atrpms/download.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-testing
enabled=0

2. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/dries.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[dries]
name=Extra Fedora rpms dries - $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/dries/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/dries/RPMS/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
gpgkey=http://dries.ulyssis.org/ayo/RPM-GPG-KEY.dries.txt

3. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-extras.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[extras]
name=Fedora Extras $releasever - $basearch
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/$releasever/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-extras-$releasever
enabled=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-extras
gpgcheck=1

4. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates-testing.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[updates-testing]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Test Updates
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/$releasever/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-testing-fc$releasever
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-test

5. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/jpackage.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[jpackage-fedora]
name=JPackage Fedora Packages
baseurl=http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/jpackage/1.6/fedora-$releasever/free
ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage/1.6/fedora-$releasever/free
http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ftp/pub/Linux/jpackage/1.6/fedora-$releasever/free
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

[jpackage-generic]
name=JPackage Cross-Platform Packages
baseurl=http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/jpackage/1.6/generic/free
ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage/1.6/generic/free
http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ftp/pub/Linux/jpackage/1.6/generic/free
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

6. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/macromedia.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[macromedia]
name=Macromedia for i386 Linux
baseurl=http://macromedia.mplug.org/rpm/
http://sluglug.ucsc.edu/rpm/
http://ruslug.rutgers.edu/rpm/
http://macromedia.rediris.es/rpm/
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://macromedia.mplug.org/FEDORA-GPG-KEY

7. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/dag.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[dag]
name=Dag
baseurl=http://dag.freshrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag/
http://dag.atrpms.net/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag/
http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/freshrpms/pub/dag/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=http://dag.wieers.com/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt

8. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-devel.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[development]
# These packages are untested and still under development. This
# repository is used for updates to test releases, and for
# development of new releases.
#
# This repository can see significant daily turn over and can see major
# functionality changes which cause unexpected problems with other
# development packages. Please use these packages if you want to work
# with the Fedora developers by testing these new development packages.
#
# fedora-test-list@redhat.com is available as a discussion forum for
# testing and troubleshooting for development packages in conjunction
# with new test releases.
#
# fedora-devel-list@redhat.com is available as a discussion forum for
# testing and troubleshooting for development packages in conjunction
# with developing new releases.
#
# Reportable issues should be filed at bugzilla.redhat.com
# Product: Fedora Core
# Version: devel
name=Fedora Core $releasever - Development Tree
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-core-rawhide
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

9. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[base]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-core-$releasever
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora

10. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/freshrpms.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[freshrpms]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Freshrpms
#baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/freshrpms/
mirrorlist=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/mirrors-freshrpms
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

11. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/kde.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[kde-redhat-stable]
name=kde-redhat-stable
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/stable/mirrors
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://kde-redhat.sourceforge.net/gpg-pubkey-ff6382fa-3e1ab2ca

[kde-redhat-stable-all]
name=kde-redhat-stable-all
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/all/stable/mirrors
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://kde-redhat.sourceforge.net/gpg-pubkey-ff6382fa-3e1ab2ca

[kde-redhat-testing]
name=kde-redhat-testing
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/testing/mirrors
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://kde-redhat.sourceforge.net/gpg-pubkey-ff6382fa-3e1ab2ca

[kde-redhat-testing-all]
name=kde-redhat-testing-all
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/all/testing/mirrors
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://kde-redhat.sourceforge.net/gpg-pubkey-ff6382fa-3e1ab2ca

[kde-redhat-unstable]
name=kde-redhat-unstable
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/unstable/mirrors
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://kde-redhat.sourceforge.net/gpg-pubkey-ff6382fa-3e1ab2ca

[kde-redhat-unstable-all]
name=kde-redhat-unstable-all
mirrorlist=http://apt.kde-redhat.org/apt/kde-redhat/all/unstable/mirrors
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://kde-redhat.sourceforge.net/gpg-pubkey-ff6382fa-3e1ab2ca

12. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/newrpms.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[newrpms]
name=Fedora Core NewRPMS.sunsite.dk
baseurl=http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/redhat/en/$basearch/fc$releasever
http://newrpms.atrpms.net/apt/redhat/en/$basearch/fc$releasever
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
gpgkey=http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/gpg-pubkey-newrpms.txt

13. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/didier.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[Didier]
name=Didier's yum repository for e17 apps/lib
baseurl=http://sps.nus.edu.sg/~didierbe/fedora/3/en/i386
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=http://sps.nus.edu.sg/~didierbe/RPM-GPG-KEY.didier.txt

14. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-extras-devel.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[extras-development]
name=Fedora Extras $releasever - Development Tree
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/development/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-extras-devel
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-extras
gpgcheck=0

15. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[updates-released]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Released Updates
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-released-fc$releasever
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora

16. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/gst.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[gstreamer]
baseurl=http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/pkg/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/yum/gst
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - GStreamer
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://thomas.apestaart.org/pkg/thomas.pubkey

[gstreamer-deps]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - GStreamer dependencies
baseurl=http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/pkg/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/yum/deps
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://thomas.apestaart.org/pkg/thomas.pubkey

17. Create file /etc/yum.repos.d/livna.repo and paste the following contents over there ...
[livna-stable]
name=Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (stable)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.lvn
http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.lvn
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
gpgkey=http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY

[livna-testing]
name=Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (testing)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.lvn-testing
http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/yum/lvn-testing
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
gpgkey=http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY

[livna-updates]
name=Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (unstable)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.updates
http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.updates
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY

2005-12-11T11:17:00.000-08:00

Wireless Network Installation in LINUX

Network and Internet has now become a part of life. Wireless Network in Linux is a big problem.
I have Level One 802.11g card with a Atheros AR5212 chipset, and it is working very fine to me in Fedora core 3, as far as i know it works for all the OS with kernel 2.6.*.

Network Installation in Fedora Core 2 (For Level One card only) :-
You need to have 3 rpms

1. atrpms-56-1.rhfc2.at.i386.rpm

2. kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.5-1.358-0.8.5.5-7.rhfc2.at.i686.rpm

2005-12-11T11:13:00.000-08:00

How to Install LINUX ??

You must have been sufficiently motivated to install linux after going through my last blog, so here are the steps to install linux.

There are 3 ways to install Linux :-

1. By CDs.

2. By Harddisk.

3. By Network.

By CDs :-
You must be having 3 or 4 CDs depending on which OS you are going to install.
Insert first CD, and change the boot sequence from bios, make the CD-ROM as first boot device,
then system will boot from CD, after seeing first screen, press ENTER, then it will do some processing and will ultimately ask you about language, keyboard and mouse etc, generally it automatically detects and highlights the correct one but if it not then you select the correct one. Then it will come to a screen asking the type of installation like "CUSTOM" , "TYPYCAL" , "MINIMAL" and like that, choose CUSTOM, and go for manual partitioning. Then it will show you the PARTITION TABLE.
It will show you all the existing partition on your system alaongwith the free space if you have. Select the free space or partition in which you wanna install LINUX and double click it, a small window will pop up, install "/" in that partition, and make it primary by the option given over there. Give at least 10-15 GB of space to "/".

NOTE :-
There can be only 4 primary partitions in a hardisk. Generally the mistake which ppl do is when they install windows on their systems them make 3-4 partions all primary, so none of the slots of primary partitions is left for the installation of LINUX then they use partion magic and other similar softwares to make their primary partitions, extended or secondary, but using partition magic etc. is not advisable as it can damage your partitions. So whenever you install windows you make one C drive as primary and one more BIG partition as primary then break that big partition into smaller partitions, that will install windows in only two primary partitions leaving two free.

After selecting "/" for one partition give some space to SWAP.
WHAT SWAP IS ?? :-
Swap is the space in the hardisk which behaves as RAM, and is used it case of exessive use of RAM.

Genarally ppl give SWAP size as the double of size of the RAM they have.
You can have some partitions also, as you have in windows. Take some space from the free space and name that partition something.

After partitioninig your harddisk, go ahead and choose your geographical location etc and if you are aware of firewall of linux then keep it otherwise leave it for coming issues of this blog and select "NO FIREWALL". After that it will show you the packages to be installed. If you are giving 10-15 GB of space then i will suggest you to go for complete installation or if you have shortage of space then instead of going for multiple desktops like "GNOME" , "KDE" , "XFCE" etc you can choose only one. XFCE is the lightest one so in case of too shortage you can go for it, and you can leave some netowork services, and printing support also.

Then move forward and ultimately it will start installing.
It will take some time depending on your system configuration and how many packages you are installing.
Then it will be installed.

ENJOY !!

2. By Harddisk :-
To install linux by harddisk you need to have first CD of it, and you should have all the ISO images of that operating system which you are installing, somewhere copied in your harddisk, except in the partition in which you are going to install LINUX.
Insert your first CD and boot the system with it. After booting the first screen which comes will have a command prompt, run this command over there :-
"linux askmethod"
then it will do some processing and will come to a location, asking you where are the ISO images located, provide the location and the folder name of that folder in which you have stored the ISO images, then it will automatically start reading ISO images from that location and will start installing the LINUX.
Rest procedure is same as we install it by CDs.
This procedure is better because there is no need to change the CDs in between.

3. By Network :-
Note:- To install LINUX from network your network must be detected at the bootup time. If your network is not detected at the boot up time and drivers of your network devices activate it after the bootup then you cannot install linux from the network, in that case switch to method 2 (By Harddisk) or 1 (By CDs).

Do the same thing as i have mentioned in installation by Harddisk, but when it asks for the method of installation then give it as NETWORK. Then it will ask for network specifications like proxy server etc ,subnet and gateway, provide these informations. After detecting the network it will ask for the server which contain the ISO images, with complete path to the folder containing ISO images. You give it like this
http://192.168.36.150/softwares/office suites/fedora core X/
then it will automatically start reading ISO images from there.
Rest of the procedure is same as explained in installation by CD-ROM.

2005-12-11T11:06:00.000-08:00

Why Install Linux ??

These days Operating System has become a friend and people are always in search of a truthful one.
Most of the people are using windows, and are happy with its user friendlyness and user interfaces, but as far as my experience goes i did not find anything inferior in LINUX to windows. Linux has got all the utilities pre-installed so there is no need to search for softwares and to worry about their installations. This time in world most of the servers are in Linux only, and its stabilty is really awesome, you can keep your PC switched on in LINUX for many days with noticing any degradation in performance.
For game lovers, it has also got several games like QUAKE , Unreal tournament, Chess and many others and the games which are meant for windows you can run even those in LINUX, with help of some utilities available in LINUX.
Almost all the utilities which we use in windows we have some substitute of it in LINUX. Like Yahoo ! messenger we have Gaim which in my opinion in better than Yahoo ! in functioning, it may be inferior in looks, like DC++ in windows we have similar P2P sharing softwares for linux, we have a good number of Musix and Video players too which play all the formats of multimedia when installed properly with available codecs.
Most powerfull feature of Linux is that it is a multiuser system, means many people can access a system simultaneously and work (as we do in our 200), which is not there in windows. In windows only one can work at a time.
And ofcourse as Linux is a freeware, and windows is not so you may definately find some utilities which are better in Windows, but as we know everything is possible in this virual world, we have got some utilities like Vitual Machine softwares which can even install windows in LINUX :O, wouldn't it be gr8 to have windows and LINUX together and simultaneously ??
These all things will be disscussed in the coming posts in this blog.

For more reference look at this link :
http://liw.iki.fi/liw/texts/advocating-linux.html

So WHY NOT LINUX ??