For Linux beginners [Series 3]
OK, where to get Linux? In order to facilitate discussion and avoid the details that are not important, I only discuss CD installation. So the first step is to get a RedHat 6.2 disc. There are two ways to get the CD. One is to buy the CD. This is relatively simple. There are pirated disks outside. However, it should be pointed out that the CD of RedHat 6.2 cannot be a pirated disk, because RedHat 6.2 follows the GPL protocol and does not charge copyright fees. Therefore, it is legal for anyone to copy the installation CD. So there is no need to be complacent about buying a "RedHat 6.2 pirated disc" or have the joy of stealing successfully... It is just to note that those who sell pirated discs can do anything to cheat money. Some people brush the cover of RH 6.0 discs and tell you that this is the latest 6.5, so don't believe it easily. I remember when the kill antivirus software was popular (6 years ago), the version upgrade soon had various fake versions. I personally made kill 500.2 to cheat people. Who made him say that his kill 79.8 is real?
Another way is to get the ISO file, which is a must-ask question for half of the newbies. Most of you have the Internet and are too lazy or unable to buy CDs. You downloaded a file of more than 600 M like RH62_INSTALL.ISO from a certain FTP. You think that this is a CD-ROM-related file, but you don't know how to untie it. What to do?
ISO is a CD image file. Suppose you want to pass the contents of a CD to someone else *completely*, what do you do? Of course, the easiest is to copy the CD. If you want to pass through the Internet, you can pass all the files on the CD over there. If this CD is just some files, it would be simple, but if this CD has functions such as the CD can start the CD, it would be impossible to transfer files. Not to mention the terrible thing about transmitting thousands of small files with a total of 600M on the Internet.
So, someone invented ISO, which means that a CD can be faithfully written into an ISO file. Then use the same software to write all the information back to the CD to obtain a similar disk, including all the capabilities that can start the CD, such as the CD.
Then you already have this ISO, how can you get the CD? Simple, find any machine that can engrave discs, and it must have a disc-like disc software on it. Each such software should have the function of writing CDs into ISO files and writing ISO files into CDs. You need to search carefully in its menu, or find someone to help you find how to engrave CD IMAGE FILE into CD, and then start to engrave it, and you will get a CD that is not bad for a byte from the RedHat distribution.
A little problem:Those down ISO places often have files like RedHat62.md5, which are not big, with dozens of bytes. You don’t know what they do, and do you have to download them, otherwise you can’t engrave the CD. Actually you don't have to worry about them, those are data integrity verification files, like tracking documents for registered messages. As long as the faith can be reached, it doesn't matter whether they are there.
There are also ftp installation methods, using winimage to expand ISO local file installation, etc., I will not discuss them.
OK, now you have a CD of RH 6.2, because it is ISO-engraved, it should be able to do CD boot. Then, put it in the optical drive, then adjust the BIOS setting to start the CD and start the machine. We can start installing RH Linux.
Your first question is, "My machine has 16G, and it is divided into one C disk 4G, two D and E disks 6G each." I also want to keep the C disk windows. Can I install Linux on D disk or E disk? Haha, very good. You know that Linux is an operating system and you may have to get rid of Windows, but unfortunately, your understanding of hard disk and partition is wrong.
The next article will talk about the issue of hard disk partitioning.