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I have been trying to install Fedora on my laptop which came pre-installed with Windows 8.I need fedora coz i have a course on Unix shell programming dis semester.But i haven't succeeded coz the bios is kind of different from the earlier ones.can u guys suggest me some way i'd be able to install fedora on my laptop.or if dere is some application which could help me do the shell programming in win 8 itself.thanks for the help :)
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i don't quite understand what the problem is. By "Bios" do you mean kernal? What exactly is the issue that is hindering you from installing fedora? error messages, etc.

do you have to have fedora? or would a fedora/red hat based distro be ok? have you try'd fuduntu?


would love to help but need a bit more info.

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does it work as 'live' ?
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try to install ubuntu it is much easier

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try to install ubuntu it is much easier and have shell programing
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MrNiitriiX wrote:i don't quite understand what the problem is. By "Bios" do you mean kernal? What exactly is the issue that is hindering you from installing fedora? error messages, etc.

do you have to have fedora? or would a fedora/red hat based distro be ok? have you try'd fuduntu?


would love to help but need a bit more info.

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does it work as 'live' ?
I agree with port80's post as there really shouldn't be an issue with Live install of ANY linux distro.

Linux is so simple to install these days and pickup all devices attached to your laptop, no problem.

I highly recommend a gui free linux distro to learn Unix shell programming. Really it will make you do everything correctly and make you so much more capable.
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Post by survivor93 »

if microlife is using a netbook some netbooks wont boot from FAT32 formated flash memory and they dont come with a disc drive. or if the bios is locked you cant boot from a external device. so bios can be some what relivent to the problem, BUT we need more specifics.
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has this been sorted or still an issue??
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