Ret Hat download question

[fasoulas]

I wonna download red hat distro from here

http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/beta/RHEL5-Beta2/client/i386/

Which of them i have to download???

Do i have to download them all???

I've seen this in a lot of distors but i don;t now what to download

Can someone explain it to me?

[taurus]

Depending on what you want to install, you need at least the first two CDs for a minimal install and if you want everything, including a kitchen sink, then you need at least the first four CDs and possible the fifth one as well.

Move to RedHat/Fedora Core section...

[fasoulas]

Depending on what you want to install, you need at least the first two CDs for a minimal install and if you want everything, including a kitchen sink, then you need at least the first four CDs and possible the fifth one as well.

Move to RedHat/Fedora Core section...

Where is this section i can't find it

[fasoulas]

Where is this section i can't find it

Ok found it


And what do u really mean be saying

" if you want everything, including a kitchen sink"

Why is that a big differencs between red hat and ubuntu that is one cd?

[neowolf]

Redhat don't seem to have mastered compact-ness yet, FC6 is 5 CDs as well.
Well, the main difference really is that all of the packages in the repos are on those 5 CD's, whereas Ubuntu's 1 CD only includes enough to install a basic GNOME desktop with standards apps like Firefox, and leaves the less popular stuff to the repos.

[fasoulas]

Redhat don't seem to have mastered compact-ness yet, FC6 is 5 CDs as well.
Well, the main difference really is that all of the packages in the repos are on those 5 CD's, whereas Ubuntu's 1 CD only includes enough to install a basic GNOME desktop with standards apps like Firefox, and leaves the less popular stuff to the repos.

OK thanx for the info
But how many cd's do i have to install to have a basic installataion like ubuntu gnome or kde AND how do i intall them just putting on cd after the other???

[dca]

First two CDs of FC5 or FC6 for a simple desktop install.... Fedora is more bleeding edge (newer/latest greatest packages) and used as a test-bed for RHEL releases... Some say FC6 is unstable but I've seen no issues....