Daniel, Thanks for the advice, But the further checking shocked me further, Fedora only has iso images for i686 and no iso for i386, the ones that are listed on http://iso.linuxquestions.org/ are actually i686 when you do a search on for more fedora iso images, for example the earlier images, the links where erased and no longer exist, making it hard to attain an iso any more for i386. The other thing you mentioned about the RHEL directory structure and command differences, actually am comfortable with the redhat structure and finding a problem with UBUNTU structure and commands (where it differs from RH). That is why I was preffering a move back to a Redhat architecture (Fedora) if I can get the same feel. I would love to direct me on how to get free iso images of RHEL, I don't care the License, I can have a work around, besides am not interested in updating as ma systems are test systems. Otherwise thanks for the information.
On 9 June 2010 13:05, Okalany Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > > You can get redhat Enterprise Linux (Its new name) for free, but to be able > to update it, install software using apt, you will need to pay annual > licenses. It’s really not easy to use RHEL (Red hat enterprise Linux) > without the annual license. On the plus, it has support for 2 processor > Socket motherboards, and I find its GUI more stable than Fedora’s. Fedora’s > crashed sometimes while changing resolution, multiple monitors. > > > > Fedora is the free redhat, with Enterprise features lacking. I found it > hard to install video drivers (as compared to Ubuntu), and its wasn’t as > anesthetically pleasing as Ubuntu. > > > > As for the commands, with RHEL, administrative PATHs are not in normal user > paths. E.g. running ifconfig may give command not found, as normal user, and > work as root. But that just requires adding the PATH for administrative > commands to the normal user’s PATH. > > > > The rest of the commands are the same though on all Linux platforms I’ve > used. > > > netconfig runs on both, and you can edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts on > both though I think they have different names like > /etc/sysconfig/networking/eth{x} > > > > I wouldn’t recommend having RHEL if you do not have a license, unless > someone knows a way to use Centos or Fedora repos on RHEL (which I tried but > failed). > > > > Daniel. > > > > *From:* Mayengo Thomas [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 09, 2010 12:13 PM > *To:* 'Linux Users Group Uganda' > *Subject:* [LUG] Difference between Redhat and Fedora > > > > Dear brothers and sisters in Linux and Unix, > > I come her with a very specific problem, I need your help. > > Before I turned to Ubuntu (after some one persuaded me to) I was using > Redhat (I managed to get a free copy from a friend although now I cant find > it) and now I have just realized the file structure of these two Linux > distributions (debian and Redhat) have some sorts of differences, which is > making my life hard a lil bit. > > Checking on the Redhat possibility, it is no longer free and they advise > you to go for other distros which are redhat like but not truly redhat. One > of these distros is Fedora, which I have kind-of picked interest in using. > > After falling in problems with Ubuntu, I don’t want to fall into other > problems with any other distros, so I would like to get a distro that has a > similar (if possible the same) commands and structure as Redhat. > > Although Fedora is not supported by redhat.inc, it is strongly shown that > the societies have an interlink. Some one stated that Redhat is using Fedora > code, and some other one said that Fedora is using a Redhat Kernal and so > many arguments (http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=199516) and > ( > http://forum.notebookreview.com/linux-compatibility-software/314023-there-difference-between-fedora-redhat.html) > > Although these links try to pin point the differences between redhat and > Fedora, I have not managed to find the actual answer. No one has come out to > give a personal experience on the differences, and no one gives the > differences in the structures and commands but they actually relate and > compare the societies. > > I know redhat is enterprise and I know the differences between the > societies, I don’t want to know more about them ,but I would like to now the > actual differences between the two OS distributions. Specifically, Am > wondering whether I shall have to go to */etc/sysconfig/network-scripts*and > find there what I want, I wonder whether I shall have to run a command > like *netconfig* and get a response other than *command not found* > > I would have liked to download the installation CDs and try every thing out > till when I get the distro which gives me the feel of redhat but I cant do > it now with the internet am using. > > I pay for every packet I consume so I cant start downloading GIGABITS of > test distributions. It is really expensive. > > My request goes to those people who have tested Fedora or any other distro > which will give me the memories and structure of redhat. Can I go ahead and > download it? > > Please your suggestions are highly appreciated. > > Thank you. > > > > *.........................................................* > > *Seat of Wisdom--------Pray for us* > > *Cause of our Joy------Pray for us* > > *.........................................................* > > Mayengo Thomas Kizito > > +25678-206-2708 +25671-292-9564 > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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