Mandrake Linux, self boot? also disc utilities on cd?

[RyanB18]

Is the newest mandrake linux that you can download off mandrake's website self bootable? Also, are there fdisk like utilities on that cd? Help would be appreciated (Linux N00b) Thanx.

 

[BlackOmen]

The Mandrake iso file does create a bootable cd. And yes, there are fdisk like utils on the cd that even allow a windows partition to be resized. Aside from that, the Madrake install is very straight forward. good luck.

 

[RyanB18]

thanx a lot, doing it right now. This is my first experience with linux, trying to run a webserver. Is it hard to make a webserver from linux? In windows xp it was quite easy using iis. How would i make a webserver in linux?

 

[Budman]

<< This is my first experience with linux, trying to run a webserver. Is it hard to make a webserver from linux? >>



Yes I would like to know that too,especialy a FTP server. 🙂

 

[neuralfx]

yes, there's a Linux Fdisk .. which makes the dos version look like a fisher price toy .. setup a webserver on linux hard .. nope .. you could download, compile, install, and configure, and test it in maybe .. well if ur slow 10minutes=) .. you've probably heard of Apache, what the majority of websites run on ( cue for nt guys to post a stat about IIS ) .. docs and downloads can be found here http://www.apache.org/ .. free help and documentation galore .. good luck .. oh an FTP server, take ur pick, the most documented is probably Wu-FTP ... the most secure/best well probably Proftpd .. good luck .. and enjoy linux ..
-neural

 

[RyanB18]

thanx for all the help

 

[n0cmonkey]

Apache is pretty easy to setup. Not necessarily my first choice in web servers, but its free. ftp servers are bad juju. Do *NOT* use wu-ftp. Stick with pro or pure. One benefit to linux daemons like apache is that there doesnt have to be a gui. a command line and vi are all you really need. Cant get better than that 😉