You may also need the SHA1SUM file to verify that the files you have downloadedĮrrors can occur during the download, even if your download manager reports
Or, if you prefer to install from a single DVD, you only need this file: If you are downloading Fedora Core 6 for a Pentium 4 computer, for example, you In doubt, your system probably requires the i386 versions. Usually ppc for PowerPC computers, including most of Apple's Mac offerings. The architecture is usually x86_64įor 64-bit PCs, including the Athlon 64 processor family. The Pentium and Athlon processor families. The computer processor architecture is usually i386 for 32-bit PCs, including Processor architecture, and " " is the disc number for each of the Version of Fedora Core you wish to download, " " is your computer's The version of Fedora Core you are downloading. The exact files you need from the download server depend upon your system and
Have downloaded the files to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My
You needĪpproximately 700 MiB of free space available for each CD-sized ISO file, orĪpproximately 3.5 GiB for the DVD-sized ISO file. If you do not have an NTFS drive with enoughįree space, download the CD-sized files instead.Ĭreate a new directory where you can download all of these files. Right-click theĭrive you want to check, and choose Properties. Windows such as C:, select the Start menu and then My Computer.
Other non-NTFS formats do, such as FAT32. The commonly-used NTFS file system does not have this limitation, but many Some file systems cannot store files larger than 2 GB, such as the DVD image. If your computer has a drive that only writes CD mediaĪnd not DVD media, download the CD-sized files instead. To write the DVD ISO file to a disc, your computer needs to have a drive that * It has a NTFS drive with sufficient space to hold the image file * It has a DVD-writable or DVD-rewritable drive You can use the single DVD ISO file if your computer
You may want to use a download manager.įedora Core is distributed on multiple CD-sized ISO image files, or a singleĭVD-sized ISO image file. The ISO files are large, and it may take a long time to download them,Įspecially using a dial-up modem. Microsoft Windows for the purpose of downloading and burning the files. Thisĭocument assumes that you have no experience with Linux, and that you are using This documentĭescribes the procedure for burning these files using a few common tools. The ISO files to blank disc media (CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW). You can copy these ISO images onto either CDROM or DVD mediaīefore you can install Fedora Core on a computer, you must transfer, or burn, The Fedora Core distribution is provided in the form of ISO 9660 standardįilesystem images. Introduction Downloading Choosing CD or DVD Choosing the ISO Files Validating the Files Validating in the Windows Graphical Environment Validating at the Windows Command Prompt Burning Using The ISO Recorder V2 Power Toy Using Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 Using Nero Burning ROM 5 Using Nero Express 6 Using cdrecord or growisofs Testing Your Discs Comments and Feedback (This file is borrowed from the fedora project )