Downloading Linux

[strychninesoul]

ok
got a stupid question ????
like posted in my other threads I am very new to linux .
So want i want to know is if i download linux mandrake 9.0 beta on to my server which is Xp pro. can i burn it ?
form windows and then use it to setup my linux box..

Think i already know the answer to this so please no BOOOOOs or hisses ....LMAO

[puccio]

If you find the ISO image(s) of a Linux distribution you can simply burn it, there are no problems. That to install it just boot with the cd-rom inserted (if your bios support this), otherwise you have to make a boot floppy.

[strychninesoul]

I have got a mission then :)
got any suggestion as to where to look.
and thanx for the response it took like maybe 3 minutes. talk about service


WOW

thanks man.

[puccio]

http://www.linuxiso.org/
or directly on the web site of the distribution that you want. Most of them are downloadable, others not (SuSE for example, as I know).

[fancypiper]

Remember that an *.iso file is an image file. Before burning, read the help for your cd burning software and make sure you burn the iso as an image

[bwkaz]

To add to fancypiper's post, if you end up with just one file on the CD (an .iso file), it won't boot. You need a whole bunch of files there, directories, and such.

[puccio]

I thought it was clear that an ISO is to be burnt as an image and not as a normal file.. sorry I'll be more precise next time..