New User - Need Ubuntu Server Edition.

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

On Thu, 2008-03-13 at 10:36 +0000, Peter Shanahan wrote:
> Hello I am a NEW linux user and I have been trying to get a valid copy of
> Ubuntu Server Edition to do a bit of home networking ( and learn
> something from making my own mistakes )

If you're a new Linux user, I wouldn't recommend the Server Edition. Get the 
normal version so that you can set everything up in a nice GUI environment. 
You can still load terminals and do things manually if you like, and of 
course the GUI can be turned off completely.

Windows is known for having crippled and less robust desktop versions and more 
serious server versions. There is no such distinction in Ubuntu - 
the 'desktop' version has the exact same code base as the 'server' edition. 
You can install the server stuff on the desktop version just like any other 
application.

> however I have tried 4 times to 
> download both versions of Ubuntu Server on the Web page and burn to disk
> without ANY luck whatsoever. The install has failed to run until
> completion each time stating a failure to load  X or Y package. I have
> burnt these at the slowest speed possible to eliminate potential errors
> and according to the download software they have arrived intact. If
> anyone knows what I am doing wrong or if I can buy a working copy I would
> be most pleased to hear from you. I am trying to set them up on an old
> COMPAQ ML370 P III 500 with 1280MB RAM and 3 SCSI Disk with RAID 5.  
> Thanks

Check the MD5sum of the ISO before you burn. There should be an MD5SUMS file 
in the same directory as the ISO when you go to download it. After you've 
checked and burnt the ISO, boot it and pick the boot option to check the 
integrity of the CD.

Finally, if you're new to Linux I would suggest that you take a look at the 
URL in my e-mail signature.


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