Redhat.fedora site Not Noobie Friendly!

Mark Nixon manixdk at tiscali.dk
Sat Mar 26 13:44:11 UTC 2005


On Sat, 2005-03-26 at 07:41 -0500, jim lawrence wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 22:44:29 -0800, Ian McKinnon <ian at innisfree.net> wrote:
> > Question on FC4 / 1
> > I noticed that the versioning on FC4 / 1 was 3.9x.  Before I install I just
> > wanted to check if yum will version it up to FC4 standard when it goes gold?
> > Asking because I just want to install once and not have to re-upgrade off
> > DVD when it goes gold.
> > 
> > Thanks!  Ian
> > 
> > 
> > On 3/25/05 9:24 PM, "David Curry" <dsccable at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > jim lawrence wrote:
> > >
> > >> I have noticed that on the main page of the fedora download site there
> > >> are no instructions on how to burn a ISO image or what iso files a
> > >> user would need ot download. Who can I email so that these simple
> > >> instructions can be added to the download page so that the newest of
> > >> noobies  would have to read it; before or at least pop it at them
> > >> stating that if your going to do this then you need theses or if that
> > >> you need this.  etc... 
> > >>
> > > Jim, have you seen http://fedora.redhat.com/download/ ?
> 

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> Yes, but there is no imstructions for how it is to be done or at least
> telling people that when you go to burn a iso image your software
> should have a option of .iso extension . In Nero
> I open it up chose brun image to disc  select the drop down box chose
> .iso format navigate to the iso and burn it.  Most people don't do
> that. they just drag the iso image to the cd burner and burn Hense the
> coasters we are constantly asking people "is theree 1 file on the disc
> or many?"  i'm not trying to stirr up trouble but, they have
> instructions on the site to do it in linux which is great. but most
> peoplewho are visiting the page are in windows
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/getting-started-guide/s1-disks-cdrw.html
> 

The Nero user manual explains how to burn ISO images.

I'm assuming that if they have the programme, they've read, or have
access to the manual.

Mark




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