| 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/ •ftp://fedora.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/ •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 |
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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 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/ |