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by Whil Hentzen
Length: 31 pgs
Formats Available: PDF
Press date: 2006/5/27
Source code: N/A
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Abstract
In mid 2003, Red Hat spun off their mainstream Red Hat distribution into a true Open Source project called "Fedora Core".
FC, as it's known, differs from Red Hat Linux in a couple of specific ways - first, you can only get it by downloading ISOs
(or getting them from a friend), and second, it'll be updated on a regular basis, but strictly through Open Source means.
Some have taken these changes to mean that FC will be unstable or otherwise unworthy of attention anymore, and thus have
been reluctant to give it a try. That's not really fair - most people think that FC is on a par with where "Red Hat 10"
would have been at this time. Some people may not be convinced, so to give those doubting Thomas's in the audience a preview
of what FC looks like, I use a liberal number of screen shots as well as detailed supporting explanations to show you how to
install Fedora Core from scratch for desktop usage.
Fedora Core 5 is the latest release of Red Hat's community version of
Linux. Here's the scoop on installation, configuring, and setting it up as a
desktop development operating system.
Table of Contents
1. Preface
1.1. Copyright
1.2. Revisions
1.2.1. History
1.2.2. New version
1.2.3. Feedback and corrections
1.3. References and acknowledgments
1.4. Disclaimer
1.5. Prerequisites
2. What is Fedora Core?
3. Where to get Fedora Core?
4. Installing Fedora Core
Desktop Environments
Applications
Development
Servers
Base System
5. Network Configuration
6. Software Update
7. Shut Down Unneeded Services
8. Preferences
9. Customization of Installed Software
Firefox
Thunderbird
OpenOffice.org
10. Where to go for more information
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