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[ LinuxPPC ]
[ Red Hat ]
[ Slackware ]
[ Debian ]
[ MkLinux ]
[ S.u.S.E. ]
[ Other Computer Platforms ]
[ Local Commercial Linux Distribution Vendors ]
The Linux kernel is usually bundled in a package with other related
binaries,
ranging from a minimal root binary install to a complete system with
XFree86
and a full suite of applications. These packages are known as
"distributions".
For more detailed information about the various Linux distributions, see the
Linux
Distribution HOWTO.
(For a look at Linux hardware requirements, see the
Linux
Hardware Compatibility HOWTO.)
The Installation instructions referenced below should include a
listing of what files you need from the FTP sites to install Linux.
For more detailed information, see
The VLUG Documents Page
You can also see the Linux
Installation HOWTO
for further help with obtaining and installing Linux.
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Victoria area and would like some help installing Linux, be sure to
check out the VLUG InstallFest page.
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The LinuxPPC Distribution
(Supported hardware: Blue & White Power Mac G3, Power Mac G3 desktop, minitower,
All-in-One, Power Mac 9600, 9500, 8600, 8500, 8200, 7600, 7500, 7300, 7200, 6500,
6400, 6360, 5500, 5400, 4400, Performa 6360, 64xx, 65xx, Powerbook 2400 and 3400,
G3, G3 Series, No data yet on the new (May 1999) PowerBooks, 20th Anniversary Macintosh
Workgroup Server 7250, 8550, 9650, iMac) For
more info.
The Red Hat Distribution
(Supported hardware: Intel 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro,
Pentium II, Pentium III (regular and Xeon versions), and Celeron.
AMD K5, K6, K6-2(3DNow), K6-3, and lastly the IDT Winchip.
Click for more info on
Alpha and SPARC
machines.)
- The main FTP site:
ftp.redhat.com/pub
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Official Red Hat Linux Users Guide
Includes installation instructions.
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Red Hat web page
- Complete list of
mirror sites
- United States mirror sites:
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Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Louisiana,
Minnesota,
New
Jersey,
New York,
North
Carolina,
Oklahoma,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Wisconsin
- Other mirror sites:
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Africa,
Australia,
Chile,
Czech
Republic,
Denmark,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Great
Britain,
Hong Kong,
Hungary,
Iceland,
Ireland,
Israel,
Japan,
Korea,
Netherlands,
Norway,
Poland,
Romania,
Russia,
Taiwan
The Slackware Distribution
(Supported hardware: Only Intel and compatible processors)
- The main FTP site:
ftp.cdrom.com/pub/Linux/slackware
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How
To Install Slackware Linux
- Slackware
web page
- Complete
list of mirror sites
- United States mirror sites:
- Other mirror sites:
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Australia,
Belgium,
Brazil,
Canada,
Chile,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Great
Britain,
Hong Kong,
Hungary,
Japan,
Netherlands,
Norway,
Portugal,
Romania,
Spain,
Switzerland,
Taiwan
The Debian Distribution
(Supported hardware: SPARC, Intel x86, Alpha, and Motorola 680x0.) Click for more
information on each platform.
- The main FTP site:
ftp.debian.org/debian
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How To Install Debian Linux
- Debian web page
- Complete
list of mirror sites
- United States mirror sites:
- Other mirror sites:
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Australia,
Belgium,
Brazil,
Costa Rica,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Great
Britain,
Netherlands,
Poland,
Sweden,
Switzerland
The MkLinux Distribution
(MkLinux is a distribution of Linux for the Power Macintosh 6100,
7100, 8100 or 9100 series and PowerComputing 100 or 120 machines.
PowerMac 7200, 7300, 7500, 7600, 8500, 8600, 9500, 9600 and various other PowerMac PCI
clones. Performa 4400, 5400, 5500, 6400, 6500, and 20th Aniversary Mac.)For more info.
The S.u.S.E. Distribution
(Supported hardware: Only Intel and compatible processors. An Alpha port is coming)
- The main FTP site:
ftp.suse.com/pub
- S.u.S.E. (english) web page
- United States mirror sites:
- Mirrors in Germany:
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ftp.hilton.rwth-aachen.de,
ftp.rz.hu-berlin.de,
parallel.fh-bielefeld.de,
ftp.pc-labor.uni-bremen.de,
ftp.uni-bremen.de,
ftp.tu-chemnitz.de,
ftp.desy.de,
ftp.uni-freiburg.de,
ftp.gwdg.de,
ftp.tu-ilmenau.de,
ftp.fh-rosenheim.de,
ftp.rz.uni-ulm.de
- International Mirrors:
Other Computer Platforms
Local Commercial Linux Distribution and Software Vendors
While the companies and organizations listed above provide a full
distribution of Linux available for a free download, many users find
it more convenient to simply purchase Linux on CD-ROM. If this sounds
preferable to you, you can contact one of these local vendors below.
Below are links for the Commercial versions of Linux Distributions and
software (ie: You are paying a larger amount of money for support,
value added software in the package, and or printed manuals.)
NOTE: not all local vendors carry cds for other platforms besides Intel.
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