Dave wrote:
> Yes I am a pretty simple user! I don't want to get into something where I
> need to recomplie something.

> I guess if you get the source files you need to do something first
> (compiling ?).

Did not mean to sound condescending. Apologies.

Generally you want the source files as last hope back up OR you have special
patches for them you want to compile into them. The is mostly for installations
with a large number of users and specialized applications. You can usually get a
5-10% execution speed increase by compiling it on the machine it runs on so a
program has to use up a lot of time you are paying for to make that worthwhile,
say a database program with a lot of users so the time saved will add up even if
only one second per search. I am sure there are other reasons.

If you knew about those reasons you wouldn't be asking the question. I have
been through five releases of RH/FC and used one source file once -- which
didn't help. I don't bother downloading them at all rather rely upon what is on
sourceforge and such for the latest and the occasional legacy version.

> I have my SUSE 10 running now..still no wifi but wired works fine.

Don't know SUSE but for FC I went to the KDE configuration panel to look around
and when I clicked on wireless I was told it was not configured, which is good
because I have no wireless devices. But it offered to configure it for me.
Always take all the help you can get.

> Thanks Dave

> "Matt Giwer" <jull43@tampabay.REMover.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:KR%3g.3078$9o4.2275@tornado.tampabay.rr.com.. .
>
>>Dave wrote:
>>
>>>I want to download a FC4 release. I have three options for download from
>>>a web:

>>> Fedora Core 4 Release binary iso images for i386.
>>> Fedora Core 4 Release source iso images for i386.
>>> Fedora Core 4 Release DVD iso image for i386.
>
>>>What are the differences and advanatges of the three types of downloads:
>>>
>>> binary iso images
>>> DVD iso image
>>> source iso images

>>If you have to ask this question you do not need the source images.

>>Then it is only between binary which means four CD-ROMs and one DVD. If
>>you can burn DVDs it is less hassle. If not choose the CD-ROMs.

>>--
>>No American expected to stay in Iraq very long except for those who paid
>>for
>>the construction of "enduring" bases and those hwo authorized paying for
>>them. People like Congress and the President.
>>-- The Iron Webmaster, 3617
>> nizkor http://www.giwersworld.org/nizkook/nizkook.phtml
>> Blame Israel http://www.ussliberty.org a10

--
The purpose of bombing is to strength the government of the country being
attacked.
-- The Iron Webmaster, 3622
nizkor http://www.giwersworld.org/nizkook/nizkook.phtml
Iraqi democracy http://www.giwersworld.org/911/armless.phtml a3