> > I am interested in trying PSKMAIL but don't want to screw up my PCs > that are using Windows XP. I have an old 500 Hz CPU PC sitting around > doing nothing. What would I need to do to turn this totally in to a > linux computer running PSKMAIL ? > > Andy K3UK >
Andy, First step: upgrade to 256 MB RAM (512 MB is even better) and run the live CD with the preinstalled pskmail server and client. This will tell you if your machine is ready to run a modern Linux. Look at the pskmail list for help if needed. There are already a number of experimental pskmail servers on the air in the US. Info and URL's on http://pskmail.wikispaces.com. As soon as that works, goto step 2: Install the Linux distro from the live CD to the hard drive and enjoy the full power of Linux and pskmail. Or... install UBUNTU 6.06 LTS and install pskmail separately (installation details on the wiki). There is also a live CD available for UBUNTU, so you can try it first. I would use the 6.06 LTS (long time support) version, which is very stable and will be supported for 3 years to come... 73, Rein PA0R -- http://pa0r.blogspirit.com Announce your digital presence via our DX Cluster telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Our other groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxlist/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contesting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wnyar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Omnibus97 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
