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Doc, I gave it a test run and it's quite nice. How do I get it to run HTM files in a normal window? They won't open! I've only run it from a demo CD, so some features might not work as well as if they were on the HD, but I don't know. The HTM files are my main concern. PJ
 
hmmm - on my Fedora 13 laptop, HTM files are just "html" files, which open with a browser (Firefox).

Paul - are yours different?

Tom
 
Tom, maybe that's my problem, I don't use Firefox. I'll do some more checking. I have a ton of HTM files. PJ
 
PAUL161 said:
Tom, maybe that's my problem, I don't use Firefox. I'll do some more checking. I have a ton of HTM files. PJ
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Hi Paul - you don't specifically need Firefox. Just whatever browser that came with your demo. Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Chrome, whatever.

By the way, you say you have a ton of HTM files. Just out of curiosity, what are they? I don't know anyone who actually keeps HTM files; they're usually just the basic files a browser downloads as you surf the web. Or maybe you're manually "saving" individual web pages?

Tom
 
NutmegCT said:
PAUL161 said:
Tom, maybe that's my problem, I don't use Firefox. I'll do some more checking. I have a ton of HTM files. PJ
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Hi Paul - you don't specifically need Firefox. Just whatever browser that came with your demo. Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Chrome, whatever.

By the way, you say you have a ton of HTM files. Just out of curiosity, what are they? I don't know anyone who actually keeps HTM files; they're usually just the basic files a browser downloads as you surf the web. Or maybe you're manually "saving" individual web pages?

Tom
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Web pages! Been saving them for quite a while. Old habit. Some aren't even any good anymore. PJ
 
Firefox is in the Fedora distro. Once the O/S is loaded and files copied to the drive (I make a directory specifically for sharing across the LAN) or put into the optical drive, simply double-click the file and FFox opens it.

Get yourself another hard drive, replace your Micro$hite drive with it and load Fedora.

There is a phobia in the *nix community about logging in as 'root' so some things become a chore unless you hack the install to allow you to log into the level 5 GUI as root. Some search engine inquiry will get you the info to do that. And since Adobe's FlashPlayer is proprietary, FFox doesn't have it bundled in. You have to load it manually.

I use CentOS primarily, but they're both RedHat based. Once you have it configured, it just WORKS. :wink:
 
Paul- were you able to open your "htm" files?

1. Do you have internet access using Fedora? (I've found a few demo versions that have a problem with some wireless hardware; they don't find the 'net without a lot of tweaking.)

2. Have you found your browser (Firefox)?

3. If the htm files don't automatically open in your browser when you double-click them, do a right click, choose "open with", and choose your browser.

Tom
 
Good point RE: wireless NIC issue, Tom.

Cable it to the router. :wink:
 
Just switched over to the Fedora-14 box for this post.

Good for a workstation but it has a Windoze-like feel to it, IMO. Update notifications, warnings about being logged on as root, a bit too much of the "protect us from ourselves" stuff for me to adopt it over CentOS. I set up ALL the machines as Class-C LAN install. DHCP is fine for wireless access in a bookstore/restaurant/hotel but in a business or a house LAN scheme, it needs to be hardened, IMO. SAMBA, Wins, etc.

Tom: have you any need for a SQL server package? If so, look at Firebird. Open source, built on Borland's early SQL warez, really a great data server solution.

As for the Win7 vs. prior MS O/S releases, I'm loathe to admit: I like 7...

it's what Vista should have been. The "Home" edition is a bit too over-protective but Pro version is really a pleasant tool from an admin point of view.
 
DrEntropy said:
Just switched over to the Fedora-14 box for this post.

Good for a workstation but it has a Windoze-like feel to it, IMO. Update notifications, warnings about being logged on as root, a bit too much of the "protect us from ourselves" stuff for me to adopt it over CentOS. I set up ALL the machines as Class-C LAN install. DHCP is fine for wireless access in a bookstore/restaurant/hotel but in a business or a house LAN scheme, it needs to be hardened, IMO. SAMBA, Wins, etc.

Tom: have you any need for a SQL server package? If so, look at Firebird. Open source, built on Borland's early SQL warez, really a great data server solution.

As for the Win7 vs. prior MS O/S releases, I'm loathe to admit: I like 7...

it's what Vista should have been. The "Home" edition is a bit too over-protective but Pro version is really a pleasant tool from an admin point of view.
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Doc, why does it take forever to install Fedora 14 from a disc? It seems like my computer will wear it's self out before it's done! been running now for 3 hrs! PJ
 
Are you on a dial-up 'net connection?!? :shocked: :jester:

It can take some time to load it to a hard drive. Then a lot more to ferret the updates down the 'pipe'. Some of the mirrors can be dead-dog slow, too. Depends on what the load on them is. I tend to try and install it on weekdays or early hours of the morning.
 
DrEntropy said:
Are you on a dial-up 'net connection?!? :jester:
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No Doc, I have broadband. I think the cd rom in the old lap top is loosing oil pressure and is about to throw a rod! :eeek:. It seems to be running very slow now and getting slower. It actually gave out a chirp sound! I have to figure out how to boot from a USB port or buy a replacement CD drive, if their still available for this 15 year old piece. I don't know if the BIOs has a USB boot option in this old machine. Will check. I keep it because it's great for the shop and I don't care if it gets dirty. PJ
 
I put it on the second hard drive of my desk top. Still took almost 3 hrs to load. Now I can evaluate it with ease. Thanks for the help Doc! But you'll probably be hearing from me again! :thumbsup:pJ
 
Most amusing.... You're fighting IDE bus drives, apparently. It will still load. And in th' words of some old cartoon author: "Ya gotta be patient."

:laugh:
 
Got tired of fooling with it! Couldn't even get it to recognize my broad band server. It was interesting, while it lasted. Ubuntu works better, in my estimation. But what do I know. I'm really windows oriented like most. It just seems like Linux takes me back to the 90s technology where everything has to be done by hand. No click and fly! Makes you wanta
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PJ
 
I scrubbed Fedora off that last box and put CentOS on it. The enterprise version allows root login, expecting admin to do so for configuring/maintaining it.

No idea why the install couldn't see your DNS server. Very UNlike Linux behavior.
 
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