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Old 02-23-2014, 08:13 AM   #1
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Need to connect broadband on newly installed fedora 13 GNOME 2.30.0


So I have been in Graphics for the past several years where my company only used macs, but I just entered a cyber security program and started intro to unix/linux. I had an old pc I am using a Dell latitude E6510 and for class I was supposed to create a separate partition and install a fedora 13 os GNOME 2.30.0 and when I did it might not have had enough space and I clicked the wrong thing. Short story windows is gone all I have is Linux of which I know almost nothing. I can download a cheap student version of windows (i have no recovery disk (dell says they don't sell any they only give one out if your still under warranty). Right now I just need windows back for school cause I am a distance learner and all the programs they use are windows based and not supported by dreamweavers Crossover for mac. Wired / wireless I dont care I have a verizon fios router and from what I can tell Dell Intel 6250 Wireless WiFi 802.11 a/g/n and WiMAX Half-Height Mini-PCI Express Card - 9CT6K is at least similar to my NIC. Thanks for anyone who can walk me through this I know there are other threads but they all seem to go over my head.
 
Old 02-23-2014, 01:34 PM   #2
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first of all Fedora 13 is now 7 versions and 3 YEARS out of date

Fedora 13 went END OF LIFE on 2011-06-04
it has been unsupported since June of 2011

DO NOT USE IT !!!!! it has been a dead OS for 32 months

install the current Fedora 20 FIRST !!!!!!!

Fedora is a VERY VERY VERY FAST passed "Research and Development " distro
and very often, it is a very new and very different os released EVERY 6 MONTHS

and only supports any one version for only 13 months

so because of this .Most people reformat and do a NEW clean install of the operating system EVERY 6 MONTHS

-- twice a year you reinstall the OS from scratch --
" the new upgrade system might work " fedup"
but that is new in fedora 18
it was not in the old fedora 13
13 used a very early " pre-upgrade" that was removed and replaced with "fed-up"

also fedora 20 is no longer using the old int system that was in 13
it moved to the NEW SystemD set up

so there are no more "run levels"

Last edited by John VV; 02-23-2014 at 01:43 PM.
 
Old 02-24-2014, 04:50 PM   #3
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Yeah so fedora 13 was what was on the disc that came with the book so either way it is on the laptop and windows is gone. I tried downloading fedora 20 but since all the new mac's I used belonged to my old job the only one I have is running leopard 10.5.8 I cannot figure out a way to turn the download into a bootable disc or usb since the version of Boot camp assist I have cannot be manipulated to do that. Unless anyone knows how I have Boot Camp 2.0
 
Old 02-24-2014, 05:18 PM   #4
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fedora 20 iso image
-- torrent
http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/tor...64-DVD.torrent
64 bit install dvd
http://download.fedoraproject.org/pu...x86_64-DVD.iso
burn the iso "as a image" to the dvd

a LIVE image
http://download.fedoraproject.org/pu...86_64-20-1.iso
just use "dd" to put it on a usb thumb drive


your broadband is cable ? right ?

just plug in the ethernet cable and reboot


you can not use any adobe products on linux
some sorta of might mostly maybe work

to run dreamweaver use Windows7


Quote:
Right now I just need windows back
buy win7 install dvd from microsoft
 
Old 02-24-2014, 05:50 PM   #5
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Yeah so fedora 13 was what was on the disc that came with the book so either way it is on the laptop and windows is gone. I tried downloading fedora 20 but since all the new mac's I used belonged to my old job the only one I have is running leopard 10.5.8 I cannot figure out a way to turn the download into a bootable disc or usb since the version of Boot camp assist I have cannot be manipulated to do that. Unless anyone knows how I have Boot Camp 2.0
Go to Disk utility select the iso and then select burn??
 
Old 02-24-2014, 06:23 PM   #6
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Want Windows back...

If you have a valid license for Windows and know the Windows activation code or product ID, you can at any time legally use any Windows installation medium to re-install the Windows for that license. The installation should be recognized as valid by Microsoft upon activation, otherwise you can call in the activation code. A safe copy of XP might be hard to download, but XP is common enough to be found around as a DVD.

Here are Microsoft authorized installation DVDs for Windows 7. Note the "bootable" versions that make it easy.

https://sites.google.com/site/linuxl...ry/windows-iso

Using the original installation medium allows you to format the HDD with the number and size of partitions you want and makes it very easy to install linux as a dual-boot.

The Dell system number makes it easy to re-install all the drivers, and you can install or un-install Windows as you please. Windows, some people here don't like it, but sometimes, some need it.

Last edited by thorkelljarl; 02-24-2014 at 06:54 PM.
 
Old 02-24-2014, 06:42 PM   #7
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JohnVV has provided the link to the live version of F20. I suggest you download this and install to a USB thumb drive or CD.

Boot from here and have a look around to see whether it does what you want. If you are happy then you can proceed to install to HDD.
 
  


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