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Part I ✦ Getting Going
✦ Fedora Core 2 included many major new features and hadn’t been out long enough to
know if all the major bugs had been fully shaken out yet.
For these reasons, we felt that Fedora Core 1 made a more stable environment for those who
wanted to use the skill taught in this book to set up and use reliable desktop and server
systems. If, however, you want to use Fedora Core 2 instead with this book, here are some of
the differences you can expect:
✦ Fedora Core 2 includes the new 2.6 kernel by default. While there are not many features
about the new kernel that change how you use Linux, it’s possible that support for some
hardware drivers may not have been carried over to the 2.6 kernel yet. The new kernel
also has brought some changes in the types of boot media you can use with Fedora Core
2. (Refer to
http://fedora.redhat.com/download for details on installation media
and install procedures.)
✦ All the
redhat-config-* graphical administration utilities had their names changed to
system-config-*. So, anywhere in the book that we discuss the commands that launch
graphical administration tools, you should change
redhat to system when you type the
command.
✦ The XFree86 X server used in Fedora Core 1 has been replaced by a new X server from
X.org. During descriptions of troubleshooting video in Chapter 7, you may find
differences in how some of the X-related commands behave.
Likewise, in the course of normal improvements to Linux software (such as new versions of
KDE and GNOME desktops in Fedora Core 2), some of the steps and options described in this
book (which was based on Fedora Core 1) may differ.
Getting Fedora
You need Fedora Core Linux operating system to use this book. When Red Hat, Inc.,
transitioned its operating system from Red Hat Linux to Fedora, it stopped producing boxed
sets of that product. To follow along with this book, you should get the three-CD Fedora Core 1
set in one of the following ways:
✦ Red Hat Linux Bible: Fedora and Enterprise Edition—The complete three-CD installation
set for Fedora Core 1 comes with this edition of Red Hat Linux Bible. If you are new to
Red Hat Linux, Fedora, or Linux in general, Red Hat Linux Bible covers the basics you
need to use, administer, and set up servers for Fedora Core. Linux Troubleshooting Bible
builds on those basics.
✦ Downloading—You can download the ISO images of the CDs from the Fedora Project
website (
http://fedora.redhat.com/download/). The site describes the process of
downloading, verifying, and burning the CD images.
✦ Find a friend—Many Linux enthusiasts or Linux user groups will be happy to get you a
copy of Fedora Core, or any other Linux that you desire. Remember, Fedora is free and
distributable.
Fedora Core can be installed on most Pentium class PCs. Unless otherwise noted, all the
software needed in this book is available on the Fedora distribution CDs.
Note
Chapter 2 contains information on installing Fedora Core and tips on troubleshooting
installation.