thx - i am downloading centos 5 and f8 dvd to try a usb hd install. I have been a devout fedora user but maybe it's time to give centos a try. On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Bazooka Joe <fastfish@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I am trying to install f8 on an older computer to be a fax server. No > > gui (headless whatever). > > > > 256 mg ram > > 866 mhz cpu > > no dvd player > > > > I downloaded the boot.iso but the ftp and http installs don't work - I > > think it might be a bug and will report unless others have gotten it > > to work > > > > I am in the process of downloaded the live cd but am doubtful I will > > get it to run on my limited resources. > > > > what should I do now? - any suggestions? Give up on f8? Go back to an > > older version of fedora? Different distro, if so what? > > You really want to use a long lived distribution for your fax server. > Try CentOS. All the familiarity and goodness of Red Hat/Fedora minus > the logos. CD ISO images all the way back to CentOS 2 are still > available. CentOS 5 is their latest version. > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
