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I have been using Linux since 1993 and chose to use it as my primary desktop in 2000. At that time, I was running RedHat Linux 6.2. I chose Linux at the time because it was a low-cost entry into a server-class operating system that I could use to run Lotus Domino for our fledgling business. I tried installing TurboLinux and Slackware Linux without success, but was determined to make it work, so I purchased and installed RedHat 6.2. As everything was being done on a tight budget, my Desktop/Server had an Intel 810 Integrated Video Chipset. My first pain came when I realized that the needed AGPGART module was not compiled with the Kernel that shipped with RH6.2. (Actually, I only realized that my new server would only run in text mode. It took a week or so of research and trial and error before I was able to isolate the problem, install the development environment and kernel source, recompile ad nauseum, and finally build and load a module to provide a Gnome Desktop.) If it weren't for the fact that I had more time than money, I would have abandoned all hope, declared Linux unusable and bought myself a copy of Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. Fast-Forward to April, 2007. Canonical released Ubuntu 7.04 and the state of the Linux Desktop is much improved. The Live CD allows you to play around with the distribution but it's not until you install that you experience the pleasure of this fine Operating System. |
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The Free VMWare Player software allows you to run multiple guest operating systems on top of a single host operating system. There are many benefits to running Virtual Machines: - Testing new Operating Systems
- Testing Applications across a range of Platforms
- Increased security and stability - if a guest VM is compromised or crashes, the host machine is unaffected.
- Increased Hardware utilization. Most servers run at a load of 1% capacity or less. By running multiple servers in VMs, hardware utilization can be increased, data center space freed up and electric & cooling costs decreased.
- Continued support of Legacy Applications - Many legacy applications were not designed for modern operating systems and may be incompatible. Running the application in a virtual instance of the original target OS can extend the life of the legacy application.
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I downloaded and installed AsteriskNOW Version 1.4.0 Beta 1. As explained, the software and the website is still in beta. The first sign of beta I saw was that there were no MD5SUM or SHA1SUM values for the download. I calculated the sums from my download as such: md5sum asterisk-1.4.0-x86-disc1.iso && sha1sum asterisk-1.4.0-x86-disc1.iso
291853c2be640a2f1462c37cfac18507 asterisk-1.4.0-x86-disc1.iso
e29ccbd1ed7cecd40150953d38ab0ede96eaa396 asterisk-1.4.0-x86-disc1.iso
Once you have successfully downloaded the ISO file, you must create a disk from it. Using Fedora Core 6 Linux, you can simply right click and select Write to disc. If you are using Windows, it may be a little more difficult. You will need to burn a disk from the ISO. Note that this is not the same as simply writing the file to disk. If you do not have the proper software, I recommend the excellent and free CD Burner Pro XP. Thanks to the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows http://www.ubcd4win.com/index.htm for pointing me to this tool. Once you have burned the disk you can use it to boot your machine. I recommend choosing the option to remove all partitions. Note that this will repartition and format your hard drive, removing all data. You have been warned. Another problem I ran into was with the admin password.
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Fedora Core provides state of the art server software. The Fedora Project's mission is to always have the most technologically advanced Open-Source and Royalty-Free Linux distrobution available. Because of this mission, some technologies such as Binary-Only NVidia Display Drivers and Patented Algorithms like MP3 are unavailable in the base distribution. However, there are numerous repositories such as livna that provide this functionality. Fedora is truly a multi-purpose server platform providing many essential business services.
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