DISCUSSION: Downloading ISO's from LQ ISO

jeremy · 08-03-2004, 12:47 PM

This thread is to discuss the article titled: Downloading ISO's from LQ ISO

Runaway1956 · 01-01-2006, 10:49 PM

Another great article. I thank you sincerely. I think I've finally found the "Linux for dummies" that i've been searching for.

tumes · 01-10-2007, 09:02 AM

after i install wine on mandriva 2006 and i tray to install some aplication midi, i have trouble with my dekstop.
i use gnome and all panel is disapears.

IM2Slick · 04-27-2007, 10:14 AM

I have a small problem with your tutorial using "curl" or "wget". I have tried both to download the newest Mandriva One, and for a while had no success.
Here is my problem:
<This Page> has a LOT of different isos and md5sums to choose from ---- so, If I use the tutorial above, I get a text file of the mirror contents

Code:

downloads$ wget -c -o http://ftp.ale.org/pub/mirrors/mandrake/official/iso/2007.1
--07:06:17--  http://ftp.ale.org/pub/mirrors/mandrake/official/iso/2007.1
           => `2007.1'
Resolving ftp.ale.org... 66.184.207.32
Connecting to ftp.ale.org|66.184.207.32|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: http://ftp.ale.org/pub/mirrors/mandrake/official/iso/2007.1/ [following]
--07:06:20--  http://ftp.ale.org/pub/mirrors/mandrake/official/iso/2007.1/
           => `index.html.1'
Connecting to ftp.ale.org|66.184.207.32|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [text/html]

    [  <=>                                ] 9,425         38.11K/s

07:06:21 (38.01 KB/s) - `index.html.1' saved [9425]

And if I try the actual link itself:

Code:

mandriva-linux-2007-spring-one-KDE-cdrom-i586.iso                     11-Apr-2007 14:45  693M

I get this:

Code:

 wget -c -o mandriva-linux-2007-spring-one-KDE-cdrom-i586.iso
--07:08:24--  http://mandriva-linux-2007-spring-one-kde-cdrom-i586.iso/
           => `index.html.2'
Resolving mandriva-linux-2007-spring-one-kde-cdrom-i586.iso... failed: Name or service not known.

It took me a couple of days of trial and error, but I finally realized that I had to right click on the file to "copy link location" of the actual URL for the download and put it in after wget or curl. IMHO, it would be easier for us newbies if you would add that to your tutorial so we don't fight the terminal for two days trying to figure out what you are saying

Thanks for a great site ... I use it a lot, I just don't usually have much to say !

seubill · 07-08-2007, 08:50 AM

Can somebody tell me what is "curl" and "wget" and how to use. Trying to download Mandriva One 2007 Live CD. Unfortunately, I have a dial-up internet connection. First time Linux user and would like to test drive this distro. Using XP.

masinick · 07-10-2007, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seubill

Can somebody tell me what is "curl" and "wget" and how to use. Trying to download Mandriva One 2007 Live CD. Unfortunately, I have a dial-up internet connection. First time Linux user and would like to test drive this distro. Using XP.

According to http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl1_curl.htm

Quote:

curl is a client to get documents/files from or send documents to a server, using any of the supported protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, GOPHER, DICT, TELNET, LDAP or FILE). The command is designed to work without user interaction or any kind of interactivity.

curl offers a busload of useful tricks like proxy support, user authentication, ftp upload, HTTP post, SSL (https

connections, cookies, file transfer resume and more.

GNU Wget is a free utility for non-interactive download of files from the Web. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, as well as retrieval through HTTP proxies.

From http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl1_wget.htm

Quote:

Wget is non-interactive, meaning that it can work in the background, while the user is not logged on. This allows you to start a retrieval and disconnect from the system, letting Wget finish the work. By contrast, most of the Web browsers require constant user's presence, which can be a great hindrance when transferring a lot of data.

conrado · 11-07-2007, 11:31 AM

I Check And Check In Order To Download Free Slackware 12.0 And I Don't Get This. What I Have To Do In Order To Achieve This Free Download?

Thanks, Conrado.

XavierP · 11-07-2007, 02:43 PM

Go to the Slackware 12 page and either browse the mirrors or click the link further down the page. You will then be prompted to save the file.