You should only be worried about i686 if your workstation processor is below pentium II. But i'm quite sure pentium II disappeared around 2001.
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Kizito Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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