Thread: Installing Fedora 32bit ONLY

after quite a bit of searching on net, you need to enter a "boot perameter" into GRUB for it then to pass boot params onto the kernel, sorry i couldn't be more helpful

if you find fedora's boot perams please post it on this thead, because i didn't have any luck finding them

Edit: in theory it should be something like "x86" but who knows

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probably AT

The official Fedora spin of Linux has either 32-bit or 64-bit, but not both. My guess is you have an x86_64 disc, which is for the AMD64 architecture. It sounds like it might mean x86 & amd64, but it's really just AMD64. You can download the i386 version of Fedora from any of their mirrors. Also, the latest version is 11, so 9's a bit outdated anyway.

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Originally Posted by Donkey

probably AT

told you, god knew

Originally Posted by Mack

Do you guys have any idea about the differences between Linux and Solaris; in the context that if after or during my linux studies, if i switch over to Solaris, would I experience a Drastic change?

well they are different animals, so probaly

e.g. Solaris is Unix but linux is a Unix-like OS
to clarify: linux is a kernel whereas Unix contains a kernel with support provided by a hardware vender such as IBM, HP or Sun

finally: Unix has being kicking about longer than linux and therfore it's more mature

Edit: i think you would find your liinux skills need a lot of work if you switched to Solaris

Edit: and Solaris is to Unix slimilaly as Gentoo is to linux - both have a very steep learning curve

Originally Posted by Mack

Do you guys have any idea about the differences between Linux and Solaris; in the context that if after or during my linux studies, if i switch over to Solaris, would I experience a Drastic change?

The biggest difference right now is that Linux definitely has a future and Solaris' is less certain. Really though, Solaris is nice enough, but it's on the decline. Even Sun (now owned by Oracle) uses the GNU stack with their own kernel.

Solaris has some cool features, but Linux is better in nearly every way. Solaris is also a bit of a pain to manage as compared with Linux, and requires some special knowledge that doesn't apply to Linux or the BSDs.

That said, there are some niche fields that use Solaris rather heavily, so it would be beneficial to know. I just wouldn't make it a priority over learning Linux, since there's a lot more work for skilled Linux admins, and I imagine that trend will only continue.

Actually, my elder bro is into managing SAN networks in Dubai. According to him Linux is quickly gaining grounds compared to UNIX (and hence Solaris), however, in the middle east market Linux hasn't gained that much fame compared to Solaris. He himself works on Solaris.

I personally prefer Linux (interms of learning ease) because books, tutorials and help is more readily available compared to Solaris. However, there is chance I might end up working on Solaris (because of bro)

Originally Posted by Anti-Trend

Really though, Solaris is nice enough.....

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I am intrigued... to the point where I would like to see what it looks like on my laptop. Unfortunately, Sun do not provide a LiveCD... the nearest thing is Belenix which is an OpenSolaris based distro. I wonder if it will give the same feel therefore a good Solaris experience? Only one way to find out I suppose...

Originally Posted by Saba

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I am intrigued... to the point where I would like to see what it looks like on my laptop. Unfortunately, Sun do not provide a LiveCD... the nearest thing is Belenix which is an OpenSolaris based distro. I wonder if it will give the same feel therefore a good Solaris experience? Only one way to find out I suppose...

LiveCD of OpenSolaris is here

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Sorry everyone! last ot promise.... Thanks Donkey... seem to have completely overlooked the obvious! Downloading now....

Originally Posted by sabashuali

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Sorry everyone! last ot promise.... Thanks Donkey... seem to have completely overlooked the obvious! Downloading now....

OpenSolaris is not Solaris, just bear that in mind. They're actually quite different.

np, overlook as often as you like

i like getting the thanks