Lately been busy with my own personal life and in the mean time learning something new in the computer Operating System (OS) world. As the screenshots show, I am trying a new Linux distribution called Fedora Core 4.This is another distro that I tried and previously I get my hands on Linux Red Hat 9 and Knoppix.
Fedora Core 4 (FC4) is basically can run on two different GUI, GNOME and KDE, I highly prefered GNOME as it look more sleek and professional. I took initiative to download the ISO images of 4CDs at my office and burn it into 4CDs. Each ISO image size is around 650MB and in total 2.5 GB++ of file size for the whole FC4 installation.
Basically I am learning to use this new OS plus in the mean time I keep my Win XP Pro. Using GRUB, I can be able to boot my pc in two different OS. FC4 also can be run in command line environment just like Windows. At the first glance, there is no difference between FC4 and Windows but now I realised that FC4 not just a freeware OS but editable OS that can create another new distribution like Linspire, Suse, Mandrake and so on.Below is the hardware requirement for FC4 installation:-
CPU
Minimum: Pentium-class — Fedora Core 4 is optimized for Pentium 4 CPUs, but also supports earlier CPUs (such as Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, and including AMD and VIA variants). This approach has been taken because Pentium-class optimizations actually result in reduced performance for non-Pentium-class processors, and Pentium 4 scheduling is sufficiently different (while making up the bulk of today's processors) to warrant this change.
Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or better
Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or better
AMD64 processors (both Athlon64 and Opteron)
Intel processors with Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T)
This list is for 32-bit x86 systems:
Custom Installation (Minimal): 620MB
Server: 1.1GB
Personal Desktop: 2.3GB
Workstation: 3.0GB
Custom Installation (Everything): 6.9GB
This list is for 64-bit x86_64 systems:
Custom Installation (Minimal): 900MB
Server: 1.5GB
Personal Desktop: 2.7GB
Workstation: 3.4GB
Custom Installation: (Everything) 7.5GB
This section lists the memory required to install Fedora Core 4.
This list is for 32-bit x86 systems:
Minimum for text-mode: 64MB
Minimum for graphical: 192MB
Recommended for graphical: 256MB
This list is for 64-bit x86_64 systems:
Minimum for text-mode: 128MB
Minimum for graphical: 256MB
Recommended for graphical: 512MB
This section lists the minimum PowerPC (PPC) hardware needed to install Fedora Core 4.Minimum: PowerPC G3 / POWER4
Fedora Core 4 supports only the “New World” generation of Apple® Power Macintosh, shipped circa 1999 onwards. It also supports the 64-bit G5 processor and, POWER processors in IBM® eServer™ pSeries™. Currently 32-bit IBM® RS/6000™ machines are not supported.
Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better
Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better
Labels: Review
argh,i always wanna use this OS long time ago,good 1 dude,i'll try it too!!
so high tech ya...
JW:Give it a shot... Be careful with your partition.
The One:Sure high tech de mah... Only can match u... ;)
y?wat should i aware of?
do u know fedora core 5 will be release at 20 march... go here n check it out.. http://fedora.redhat.com/About/schedule/
JW:Fedora cannot view and mount NTFS hard disk.
KianLee:Yeah, I am aware of that but just wanted to test the OS for a moment. Fedora Core 5 will be out soon but I am waiting for a longer period in case of any bugs.
oh,means can use FAT only la rite?
the OS need ext3 and swap file system..