[CentOS] Troubles for an non-IT beginner

Sun Jan 16 16:02:48 UTC 2011
Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com>

At Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:19:54 -0500 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote:

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Parshwa Murdia
> > Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 9:52
> > To: centos at centos.org
> > Subject: [CentOS] Troubles for an non-IT beginner
> > 
> > hello,
> > 
> > I am absolutely new, means from non-IT sector but have 
> > attraction (developed
> > recently) towards linux and have chosen the centos distro  
> > for the installation as an OS in my home PC for personal use. 
> > I went to the page:
> > 
> > http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/isos/i386/
> > 
> > But don't understand amongst the variety of options there. I 
> > also don't know the technical terms like md5, etc...., can 
> 
> i386 is for older technology PCs. The x86_64 is for newer PCs
> 
> You can ignore the other folders and files.
> 
> > one directly give me the link for down loadable Cent OS 5.5 
> > (which is latest) and better if it is the torrent download. I 
> > guess there would be only one file of .iso format which is to 
> 
> The DVD version would be only one ISO, the CD version will use multiple 1 of X.

The x86_64 release takes two DVDs, but the second DVD just has
OpenOffice language packs.

> 
> > be burned and installed. If I am wrong, please let me know.
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Parshwa Murdia
> > 
> 
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