On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 09:07, Tim wrote: > > Is it better to install a complete version of Fedora 5 ( any > > recommendation ? ) ( i.e. the pc has got a DVD rewriter â?? I am not > > sure about conversion from ISO using cdwriter â?? any advice ? ) > > Since you said you're new to this, I'd try FC4 (as a clean install, not > trying to update FC3 to FC4). It's been out long enough for many bugs > to have been resolved, and is still being kept up to date. > > FC5 is new, has one or two quite painful bugs, and is probably best > tackled by someone familiar with installing Fedora against a few > hurdles, or doesn't mind a challenge straight away. The bugs in FC5 involve specific hardware so I'd recommend the opposite approach. Start with FC5 and use FC4 only as plan B in the unlikely event that you have problems on your hardware. FC5 has newer versions of applications and will be supported longer. In either case, do a 'yum update' immediately after the install and frequently afterwords to stay up to date. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
