Introduction to Linux
 
Downloading Linux
 
As I told you earlier, Linux is available for free of cost for everybody who wants to use it, you can also order physical media from the vendor. all popular distributions are available for download on the internet.
 
Downloading from Distribution mirrors
 
Downloading Fedora Core 6
 
Fedora Core 6 is freely available for downloading from various mirrors. Here are the list of some mirrors from where you can download Fedora Core 6.
 

. ftp://ftp.linux.ncsu.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/

. http://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/

. ftp://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/

. ftp://mirror.cs.princeton.edu/pub/mirrors/fedora/linux/core/

. http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/fedora/linux/core/

. ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/fedora/linux/core/

. ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/

. http://mirror.eas.muohio.edu/fedora/linux/core/

. ftp://mirror.eas.muohio.edu/fedora/linux/core/

. http://mirror.hiwaay.net/redhat/fedora/linux/core/

. ftp://mirror.hiwaay.net/redhat/fedora/linux/core/

. ftp://mirrors.hpcf.upr.edu/pub/Mirrors/redhat/download.fedora.redhat.com/

. ftp://ftp.net.usf.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/

. http://redhat.secsup.org/fedora/core/

. ftp://redhat.secsup.org/pub/linux/redhat/fedora/core/

. ftp://ftp.dc.aleron.net/pub/linux/fedora/linux/core/

. ftp://mirror.newnanutilities.org/pub/fedora/linux/core/

. ftp://ftp.software.umn.edu/pub/linux/fedora/core/

. ftp://ftp.webtrek.com/pub/mirrors/fedora/

. ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/fedora.redhat/linux/core/

. http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/fedora.redhat/linux/core/

. ftp://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/fedora/

. http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/fedora/

. ftp://fedora.mirrors.tds.net/pub/fedora-core/

. http://linux.nssl.noaa.gov/fedora/core/

.http://linux.nssl.noaa.gov/fedora/core/

.http://fedora.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/
download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/

.ftp://fedora.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/
download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/

.http://ftp.ale.org/pub/fedora/linux/core/

.ftp://ftp.ale.org/mirrors/fedora/linux/core/

.http://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/

.ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/
 
Visit http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors.php for getting mirror list.
 
Downloading iso image of Fedora Core 6
 
The Fedora Core distribution exists in the form of ISO 9660 standard filesystem images. For producing a bootable disk these ISO images can be copied onto either CD or DVD media. We are giving the detail procedure about downloading, burning CDs and checking software to assume that you have no experience with Linux, and that you are using Microsoft Windows for the purpose of downloading and burning the files.
 
While Downloading iso images of Fedora Core 6 , you may also need to download SHA1SUM file to verify that the downloading files are either and correct or not. We have used i386 for 32-bit computer processor including Pentium to download the iso image. Thus we are mentioning here about how to down load the files and burn the CDs Or DVDs.
 
If you are downloading Fedora Core 6 for a Pentium 4 computer, for example, you need these files:
 
FC-6-i386-disc1.iso
FC-6-i386-disc2.iso
FC-6-i386-disc3.iso
FC-6-i386-disc4.iso
FC-6-i386-disc5.iso
 
Or, if you prefer to install from a single DVD, you only need this file:
 
FC-6-i386-DVD.iso
 
Errors may occur during the downloading the software, so also download the SHA1SUM file. Follow the instructions given in the software to install the program. For running program, use the file selection tools provided to select your downloaded ISO image files.
 
If you use command prompt, download the program sha1sum.exe for checking the software.For detail visit http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2004q4/000184.php.
 
The program takes some time to as it must read the entire ISO file.
 
Downloading Mandriva Linux
 
Comprehensive list of Cooker mirrors around the world:
 
Austria
 
* ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/linux/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker

* http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/linux/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker
 
Brazil
 
* ftp://mirror.fis.unb.br/pub/linux/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker

* http://mandriva.c3sl.ufpr.br/devel/cooker (Curitiba)

* ftp://mandriva.c3sl.ufpr.br/ftp/MandrivaLinux/devel/cooker
 
Canada
 
* http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker
 
Czech Republic
 
* ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Brno)

* ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Brno)

* ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/OS/Linux/Dist/Mandrake/mandrake/devel/cooker (Prague)

* http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/Mandrake/mandrake/devel/cooker (Prague)

* rsync://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker
 
Estonia
 
* ftp://ftp.aso.ee/pub/Mandrake/devel/cooker
 
France
 
* ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux//devel/cooker (Paris)

* ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Lyon)

* ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Nancy)

* ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/devel/cooker (Paris)

* ftp://ftp.int-evry.fr/pub/linux/mandrake/devel/cooker (Evry)

* ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Paris)

* ftp://ftp.u-picardie.fr/mirror/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/devel/cooker (Amiens)

* http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux//devel/cooker (Paris)

* http://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Lyon)

* http://ftp.u-picardie.fr/mirror/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/devel/cooker (Amiens)

* rsync://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux//devel/cooker (Paris)
 
Germany
 
* ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Esslingen)

* ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker (Aachen)

* rsync://ftp.join.uni-muenster.de/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker
 
Greece
 
* ftp://ftp.physics.auth.gr/pub/mirrors/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker
 
Ireland
 
* ftp://ftp.esat.net/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker

* http://ftp.esat.net/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker

* rsync://ftp.esat.net/ftp/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker
 
Italy
 
* ftp://bo.mirror.garr.it/pub/mirrors/Mandrake/devel/cooker (Bologna)
 
Japan
 
* ftp://ftp.kddlabs.co.jp/Linux/packages/Mandrake/devel/cooker

* ftp://ftp.nara.wide.ad.jp/pub/Linux/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker
 
Norway
 
* ftp://ftp.uninett.no/pub/Linux/MandrivaLinux/devel/cooker
 
The Netherlands
 

* ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Ede)

* ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Utrecht)

* http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/distr/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Ede)

* http://ftp.surfnet.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/distr/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Utrecht)

* rsync://ftp.nluug.nl/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Ede)

* rsync://ftp.surfnet.nl/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Utrecht)
 
Poland
 
* ftp://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker

* ftp://ftp.pbone.net/pub/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker

* ftp://ftp.ps.pl/mirrors/mandrake/devel/cooker (Szczecin)

* ftp://ftp.tuniv.szczecin.pl/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker

* ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Warszawa)
 
Portugal
 
* http://mandriva.dcc.fc.up.pt//devel/cooker (Porto)
 
Romania
 
* ftp://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/ftp.mandrake.com/devel/cooker (Iasi)

* http://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/ftp.mandrake.com/devel/cooker (Iasi)

* rsync://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mandrake.com/devel/cooker (Iasi)

* ftp://mirrors.evolva.ro/mandriva/devel/cooker (Bucharest)

* http://mirrors.evolva.ro/mandriva/devel/cooker (Bucharest)

* rsync://mirrors.evolva.ro/mandriva/devel/cooker (Bucharest)
 
Spain
 
* ftp://ftp.cica.es/pub/Linux/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Sevilla)

* ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Madrid)

* http://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Madrid) ;
 
Sweden
 
* ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Uppsala)
 
Taiwan
 
* ftp://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker

* ftp://linux.ntcu.net/dists/mandrake/devel/cooker

* ftp://mdk.linux.org.tw/pub/mandrake-linux/devel/cooker
 
United Kingdom
 
* anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk is no longer hosting Mandriva.
 
United States
 
* ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/mandrake/devel/cooker (Georgia)

* ftp://mandrake.mirrors.pair.com/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Pennsylvania)

* ftp://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (California)

* http://mandrake.mirrors.pair.com/Mandrakelinux/devel/cooker (Pennsylvania)

* http://www.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/mandrake/devel/cooker (Georgia)

* http://ftp.ale.org/pub/mirrors/mandrake/devel/cooker (Georgia) Not currently available.

* ftp://ftp.ale.org/pub/mirrors/mandrake/devel/cooker (Georgia) Not currently available.
 
Downloading Open SuSe
 
Argentina
 
ftp.mirrors.net.ar/pub/suse/ (Buenos Aires) i386

http://www.mirrors.net.ar/pub/suse/ (Buenos Aires) i386
 
Australia
 
ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/suse/ (Perth) http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/suse/ (Perth)

mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/suse/ (Sydney) http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/suse/ (Sydney)

ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/linux/suse/suse/ (Brisbane) i386

http://www.planetmirror.com/pub/linux/suse/suse/ (Brisbane) i386

mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/suse/ (access restricted to .au and .nz domains) i386
 
Austria
 
ftp://suse.inode.at/ (Vienna)

http://suse.inode.at/ (Vienna)

gd.tuwien.ac.at/linux/suse/suse.com/ (Vienna)
 
Belgium
 

ftp.skynet.be/mirror/suse.com/ftp.suse.com/ (Brussels)

ftp.belnet.be/linux/suse/ axp, i386, ppc, sparc mirrors.telenet.be/mirrors/

ftp.suse.com/ i386 (current distribution only)

Brazil

http://mirrors.uol.com.br/pub/suse/

ftp.unicamp.br/pub/suse i386

http://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/suse i386

Bulgaria

mirrors.netbg.com/suse/ (Sofia) i386, x86_64

Chile

ftp.rdc.cl/pub/Unix/Linux/SuSe/ i386

ftp.suse.cl/pub/suse/ i386

Czech Republic

ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/suse/

http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/suse/

Denmark

mirror.tv2.dk/pub/linux/suse/

http://mirror.tv2.dk/pub/linux/suse/

klid.dk/suse/ (Kopenhagen) i386

http://klid.dk/suse/ (Kopenhagen) i386

Estonia

ftp.linux.ee/pub/suse/suse/ i386

Finland

garbo.uwasa.fi/pub/mirrors/suse/ i386

France

http://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/SUSE-LINUX/

http://ftp.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr/pub/Suse/suse/i386/ (Belfort)

Germany

Please see the separate list of German mirrors.

Greece

ftp.softnet.tuc.gr/pub/linux/suse/ (Crete)

http://ftp.softnet.tuc.gr/pub/linux/suse/ (Crete)

ftp.duth.gr/pub/suse/ (Thrace)

ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/suse/i386/ (Athens) i386

Hungary

ftp.novell.hu/pub/mirrors/ftp.suse.com/ (Budapest)

mirrors.sth.sze.hu/linux/suse (Gyor) i386, ia64, x86_64

http://mirrors.sth.sze.hu/linux/suse (Gyor) i386, ia64, x86_64

Indonesia

http://suse.cbn.net.id/i386/ i386

Ireland

ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/

ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/

ftp.esat.net/mirrors/

ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/

Italy

ftp.unina.it/pub/linux/distributions/SuSE/

(Napoli) ftp.uniroma2.it/Linux/suse/pub/suse/ (Rome)

http://www.suse.inetcosmos.org/pub/suse/ (Milan) i386

Japan

ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/SuSE/

http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/SuSE/

ftp.kddilabs.jp/Linux/packages/SuSE/