I've got a lot to learn

[TommyD]

OK friends I installed both Redhat and XP on 2 seperate drives and it works! I can choose which system I will boot to (for my wife's sanity) although it lists Win XP as DOS. That is OK for now. In my XP control panel though I have 2 icons for network connections and I can not delete one of them :( Everything else in XP appears to be OK. A screenshot was too large so you can find it here on my site (http://www.tomdolan.com/images/control.html)

Now for Redhat:
I need to read more. I tried to download some apps for Linux (no problems), but I can not install them. How do I? In linux I am running no antivirus software. Please advise me

Thanks
on my site (http://www.tomdolan.com/images/control.html)

[i8088user]

The windows XP listed as DOS thing can be changed by modifing the /etc/lilo.conf file then reboot lilo by typeing lilo at the prompt when your done.

Installing things on linux is a different thing. In RH heres the scoop

FILE EXT
.bin - This is usually an executable file (link an EXE in DOS/WIN)
.rpm - This is a package it is a file that can br installed using the RPM command
The following are Archives (like ZIP/RAR files)
.GZ
.TAR
.TAR.GZ
.TAR.Z
.Z
.ZIP
Archives when decompressed usually contain source code that must be compiled. Some times by using the ./config, ./config.sh or make and make install commands.
.sh - These files are scripts that run various commands to do things (alot like .BAT files in DOS)

[twistedcranium]

Unless using GRUB.....(GRUB is installed by default on RH 9)

The GRUB configuration file can be found at /boot/grub/grub.conf


http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/s1-grub-configfile.html

default=0
timeout=10 <----if you remove this line, the OS selection list will wait until you select an OS
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

# section to load linux
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-5.47)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-5.47 ro root=/dev/sda2
initrd /initrd-2.4.18-5.47.img

# section to load Windows 2000
title windows <---here is where you can change the name of windows in the list
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

[i8088user]

i'm not fond of GRUB so i tend to forget about it... i usually use LILO or tweak a floppy image to make it work with the NT bootloader