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Hi. I was interested in Learning Linux. I am a complete begginer when it come to the world of Linux. It was recommended to me that I get Red Hat 9 personal. So I went to Amazon.com to buy it but right next to the product it said:
Platform: Linux, No Operating System
Media: CD-ROM
what does this mean " No operating system" Does it mean i need a previous version of Linux?
Not quite sure what you were picking at
Amazon without you providing the actual
link ... maybe it's just a book about RedHat
that doesn't include the distro as such? :)
That is the CDs and printed manuals for the Redhat 9.0 Personal editon distribution of linux (spelled correctly, not as Amazon misspelled it) which also containsl lots of software as well as the OS.
Originally posted by destroyer30 This is what I was trying to buy at Amazon.com Red Hat Linux 9.0 Personal Red Hat Linux 9.0 Personal
and for the platform it said: No operating system. So i didn't buy it, cuz i thought i need some previous version of linux?
I think that Amazon just screwed up in the
description field :) To me this looks like an
original package by RH, and it should be
a safe bet that it contains a workable version
of RH (that said, I have to say that I don't like
RH ;})
Pricing and Availability
Red Hat Linux 9 binaries and source code are currently available to Red Hat Network subscribers. To subscribe to Red Hat Network, please visit http://rhn.redhat.com . Red Hat Linux 9 will be widely available at retail locations and for purchase on www.redhat.com on April 7, 2003.
* Red Hat Linux 9 has a MSRP of $39.95, and includes 30 days of Red Hat Network Basic Service and Web-based support.
As I said before, Amazon.con (not a typo ) are greedy ignoramouses and have no idea of what they sell.
Last edited by fancypiper; 04-27-2003 at 08:51 PM.
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