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you dont have to format it seperately, just boot from the linux cds ... most distros have a partition manager and you can do it from there
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you dont have to format it seperately, just boot from the linux cds ... most distros have a partition manager and you can do it from there

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Have a look at <a href="http://www.phatvibez.net/FedoraInstallGuide/" rel="ugc">http://www.phatvibez.net/FedoraInstallGuide/</a>
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Have a look at http://www.phatvibez.net/FedoraInstallGuide/ [http://www.phatvibez.net/FedoraInstallGuide/]

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Hello,<br />
I want to run Fedora on my formerly Win95 desktop.<br />
I am a complete n00b to Linux, but I would like to break free from the grip of Gates.<br />
This installation will be on my backup computer, in case I royally screw something up. <br />
I'm not looking to dual boot and don't have any partitions on the current harddrive; I just want one OS - Linux.<br />
I downloaded the 3 i386 ISOs on my main computer and will burn them to CDs and hopefully boot from CD later.<br />
(I'm not sure if my computer can do this - its probably 8 years old; just in case I cannot, how do I make a Linux boot disk so that I can access the CDs?)<br />
In the mean time, how do I re-format my DOS drive to Ext3?<br />
Like I said, I really have 0 experience with Linux, but I consider myself to be fairly computer savy. If any one could give me a step-by-step process for the absolute beginer, it would be much appreciated.<br />
Thanks,<br />
Adam
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Hello,
I want to run Fedora on my formerly Win95 desktop.
I am a complete n00b to Linux, but I would like to break free from the grip of Gates.
This installation will be on my backup computer, in case I royally screw something up. 
I'm not looking to dual boot and don't have any partitions on the current harddrive; I just want one OS - Linux.
I downloaded the 3 i386 ISOs on my main computer and will burn them to CDs and hopefully boot from CD later.
(I'm not sure if my computer can do this - its probably 8 years old; just in case I cannot, how do I make a Linux boot disk so that I can access the CDs?)
In the mean time, how do I re-format my DOS drive to Ext3?
Like I said, I really have 0 experience with Linux, but I consider myself to be fairly computer savy. If any one could give me a step-by-step process for the absolute beginer, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Adam

Trying to install Fedora on a Win95 System

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