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Red Hat 7.2

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sswingle

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I would like to download a copy of Red Hat 7.2
The current system running it says at the logon screen

Red Hat 7.2 (enigma)
Kernel 2.4.7-10 on an i686


If anyone can give me a link, that would be great.

If you are wondering why I want it, is because I need to learn linux. I am in a work enviroment where the server is running Redhat 7.2, and I know nothing about linux. I figure the best way to learn is going to be building a system at home and installing the exact same thing. That way I won't screw anything up at work while learning.

With that in mind, if there is a better way to learn, please let me know. Like, if installing a newer version wouldn't be too different. Correct me if I am wrong, but Red Hat is no longer free with version 10? Maybe if I could find a version 9 to install if it isn't too much different from 7.2?

Thanks for any help!!
 
Redhat revamped it's design with 7.0, before that it was very different.

They eventually revamped their GUI setup with 8.0 and corrected most of the mistakes they made with the 7 series....

With 10 they decided that they needed to seperate their commercial OS from their non-commercial versions. Commercial ones needed stability in features and design, and the community always wants the newest stuff.

So if you install Fedora Core1/2 you will have a MUCH MUCH easier time setting it up and getting it going. Once that happens then you can learn about the structure of the OS and how it's setup. Learn how to move around in a command line enviroment and such, and don't realy on GUI tools....

If you want to use a 7 series Redhat version, try out Redhat 7.3... but seriously 7.2 is long in the tooth and is going to have some serious security issues unless you keep it up to date. It is no longer supported by Redhat (they actually dropped support for RH9 a few months ago), but you can get support (security patches and critical upgrades) for legacy stuff at the fedora legacy project

I beleive they support all the way back to 7.3... It's purely community driven and patches are supplied by admins that are stuck using older versions for whatever reason.

They have some howtos on howto use Yum with Redhat 7.x series which will make it easy to keep updated and secure (downloads and updates programs over the internet with only a command),

Although for a production enviroment it would be a mondo good idea to upgrade. Redhat 7.x series were never known for their security....
 
Thank you for the link. How do I log in though? It asks for username and password, and when I log in as anonymous it says permission denied.

I can't get the ISO from work because it seems someone took all the CDs with them when they left.
The server isn't majorly critical, it is just used as a file server, print server, and internet gateway.
 
Hi,

First of all, one thing to know is that the version that you are asking for is very old, and you should probably download a newer version. Redhat now switched to two different branches, the part called RedHat is now for enterprises since you have to pay for the customer service and support that you get when you buy it. Also, the branch that is freely available to the public is called "Fedora" and the latest one is Fedora Core 3. I would recommend you, downlaod and install either Fedora Core 1,2, or 3. They have a newer kernel, and are easier to set up.

I would also recommend that you pick up a good linux book, and start to read. Of course, you can leave the reading for later, but sooner or later you will have to do quite a bit of reading for Linux. Also, you have to remember that tings in Fedora may be a little easy at first because you can use the gui tools, but it is a very important skill, and of utmost important that you also acquire some "shell" skils and learn how to use either "VI" or "Emacs" because there are just going to be so many times in which you are going to have to use one of them. Also learning how to use the shell, and how to use other configuration tools such as the command line ones, is important because those skills are what are very similar and you can use later on if you decide to switch to a different distro.

Also here are a few good links for you:
www.tldp.org
www.google.com/linux

Good luck,
pitupepito
 
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