| Re: LINUX Installation Re: Top 10 IDL Requests [message #20796] |
Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00 |
Kenneth Mankoff
Messages: 42
Registered: August 1999
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Hi David,
The first thing i would do is just try to run the install program. The
newest flavor of redhat works out of the box. This includes internet,
xwindows, and sound. Getting your printer and stuff to work will take
longer, but thats quite a ways away at this point. But i myself have
installed Redhat6.2 with out any tweaking at all.
I have installed it on a Dell Inspiron 7000, (but according to the
maillist mentioned below that i used to be a part of, they are the same.)
An Inspiron 7500, and a gateway solo 9300.
Redhat is not the most secure of all the linux flavors, but is the easiest
to install, and fairly easy to secure. And fairly unnecessary to secure if
its behind a good firewall.
Should you run into trouble, search for "Dell Laptop Linux" and you will
find pages with people explaining step-by-step how to install it.
There is a linux-on-dell-laptop specific mailing list
(inspiron-linux@thot.net), i think. You can get on to ask qustions. Its
archive should be enough to get you through everything.
Craig is right, though... if/when you run into trouble, it will probably
be getting X working correctly. But the installers are improving each and
every day at detecting the hardware on your system.
IDL is very very simple to install on linux. Just run the install.sh
program as root, and thats it. You will have to edit the license file
also.
good luck, and feel free to ask me (by email if you want, or this
newsgroup) any questions.
-ken.
>> I've decided to bite the bullet and install some flavor
>> of LINUX on an old portable I have around here that has
>> no hope of running Windows 2000.
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>> Any suggestions for the neophyte LINUX installer?
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>> I'm putting it on a DELL Latitude portable.
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| Re: LINUX Installation Re: Top 10 IDL Requests [message #20802 is a reply to message #20796] |
Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00  |
Craig Markwardt
Messages: 1869
Registered: November 1996
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davidf@dfanning.com (David Fanning) writes:
> Andrew (noymer@my-deja.com) writes:
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>> And since we all know
>> how much David loves *nix, I'm sure it will get top billing ;-)
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> I've decided to bite the bullet and install some flavor
> of LINUX on an old portable I have around here that has
> no hope of running Windows 2000.
>
> Any suggestions for the neophyte LINUX installer?
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> I'm putting it on a DELL Latitude portable.
I take it to mean that you are a neophyte at installing Linux, rather
than installing IDL.
The best suggestion I can give you is, "get help." The first time
installing Linux can be a bit daunting, and it would be best to have
somebody experienced at least prompting you along the way.
If you can't find help, or even if you can, you should check out Kevin
Harker's Linux on Laptops page[*], where people report their
experiences installing Linux on particular laptops. If you scroll
down about 1/4, you will find a bunch of Dell Latitudes listed;
hopefully one that matches yours! Some are more helpful than others,
and I would suggest reading reports on *similar* models as well.
Perhaps the hardest part about installing Linux on a portable is
getting the right graphics support. That's another area where having
somebody experienced nearby can really help.
Good luck,
Craig
[*] Harper Laptop Page
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
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| Re: LINUX Installation Re: Top 10 IDL Requests [message #20805 is a reply to message #20796] |
Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00 |
Nando Iavarone
Messages: 48
Registered: December 1998
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David Fanning wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Andrew (noymer@my-deja.com) writes:
<p>> And since we all know
<br>> how much David loves *nix, I'm sure it will get top billing ;-)
<p>I've decided to bite the bullet and install some flavor
<br>of LINUX on an old portable I have around here that has
<br>no hope of running Windows 2000.
<p>Any suggestions for the neophyte LINUX installer?</blockquote>
hi David.
<br>Become superuser and execute the installation program.
<br>It has a GUI. Select the installation directory
<br>(the default is /usr/local/rsi ), select the packages you need and
..... install.
<br>Set the environment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE to the license file, execute
the configuration script
<br>(idl_setup or idl_setup.ksh, it depends on what is your shell, in /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin
) - you can put it in your .cshrc/.bashrc/....etc file.
<br>Type idl/idlde/envi/idlhelp/etc.... and it is like IDL for WIN.
<br>Bye.
<br>
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Nando Iavarone
Advanced Computer System - SPACE DIVISION
via Lazzaro Belli, 23
00040 Frascati - RM
Tel: +39-6-944091 (switchboard)
9440968 (direct)
E-mail:
f.iavarone@acsys.it
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