Hi Ralph, you can get the live CD from the UBUNTU site, www.UBUNTU.com.
They will also send you a bunch of CD's free of charge if you send them an email. All info on their web site. 73, Rein EA/PA0R/P > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Gesendet: 20.01.07 23:46:44 > An: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Betreff: [digitalradio] Re: PSKMAIL : Turning an old PC in to a Linux box? > > Rein, > Where is the live CD for Ubuntu available from? I might try > that as my friendly Linux mentor prefers FC5 / 6 over Mandrake. I > have been testing with the original issue CD (GMFSK) which is not > very reliable - server hangs after a couple of hrs, client cursor > locks on laptop when screensave times in - so will organise an > upgrade soon. I did manage to get the client going on FC4 but wouln't > ever want to repeat the procedure now you have CD distros available. > Perhaps my Macintosh classic OS background is showing here. > > Ralph > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Rein Couperus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > -- 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/
