At Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:43:55 +0100 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Digimer <linux at alteeve.com> wrote: > > If your computer has a 64-bit CPU then you can use x86_64. This makes it > > easier to access memory above 3GB, and many new applications are now > > available in 64-bit. If your CPU is older, it may only support 32-bit. > > In this case, you must use the i386 (i686) release. Some commercially > > ported applications, like Adobe's Flash player, work best in 32-bit. > > > > My computer is 32 bit and has 2 GB of RAM with 250 GB of HDD which I want to > have with Cent OS. > > > > If you are completely new to Linux, may I suggest you start with Fedora > > or Ubuntu? CentOS is a wonderful distrobution, but it is aimed at > > somewhat more advanced used. It is also designed for servers, so the > > software is much older (and more well tested). One of the downsides of > > this is that the latest version, 5.5, may not support some of your newer > > hardware. > > > > Fedora and Ubuntu doesn't have stability and for all the family members, > once they are familiar with, they should work at that but Fedora expires > soon (searched at net), so for stability and all factors, Cent OS would be > good, i Guess so! It could be used for home PCs too, I hope so. > > > > In Linux, each distribution focuses on particular needs. Most generally, > > you have a split between server-oriented distributions (CentOS, RHEL, > > Debian, etc) and desktop-oriented distributions (Fedora, Ubuntu, etc). > > The newer distributions will have much better hardware support, > > applications with the latest features and will generally be much more > > user friendly. > > > > Enjoy your venture into Linux! I came to Linux about ten years ago and > > have never looked back. After ten prior years in the Windows world, > > Linux made computers fun again. :) > > > > Can you provide me the direct link for torrent of Cent OS 5.5 (one CD is > enough?) CentOS does not have the *whole* O/S on one *CD*. It takes either 7 CDs or one *DVD*. There is a netinstall CD, in for some reason you cannot deal with a DVD (no DVD reader or burner). > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments