[fuller9779]

Hello,

I want to download the OS Fedora Core 4. It says it has different images:

i386, x86_64, and ppc

I can download these from http://fedora.redhat.com/Download/

What one do I download for my machine? I am new to this so I don't know. What does each type mean?

Right now I am running Windows XP Home SP2. I plan to dual boot. My machine specs are:

Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
512 RAM

Thank you in advance for your help!

[Juice Daddy]

you computer is x86

so i guess you download the x86_64 images...

if you are new to linux, you should try ubuntu

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/

that's the linux version i use... I tried fedora, but found ubuntu to be a lot easier...

edit:

correct me if I'm wrong...,

... x86 is 32-bit computers... x64 is 64-bit computers....

I'm not sure about i386, although it sounds familiar... and i think ppc is for macintosh...

[popey]

Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz is classed generically as i386.

[The General]

you need the i386 distro.

[hilowe]

i386 are the "typical" Pentium and AMD processors that people currently have. You might see it as i86 or x86, or something very similar.

The x86_64 is the 64 bit version. You would want this if you have a 64 bit AMD or Pentium, and want to run Linux in 64 bit.

The ppc is Power PC, if you wanted to install Linux on an Apple. Edit: Let me rephrase this. You use the PPC version if you want to install it on a non-Intel Apple or Mac box.

[shan]

you may even try a "live cd" version of linux, as you may find a version that you like better before you install without having to keep formatting your machine