[jharrison]

Okay, here's the scoop. I know nothing about Linux/Unix but I want to learn, so I downloaded some images from TurboLinux ftp site. The two images are from a cd/iso folder and of them is install and the other is companion (both .iso). Well, unfortunately Turbolinux does not have a good help site for finding out how to install the OS using these downloads instead of buying their CD so I don't know where to go from here. Should I just look at RedHat's installation guide for what I'm doing but download whatever else is needed from Turbo's web site? Any help would be great.

[warrens0221]

The .iso files are CD images. You use them to burn a CD with a program like EZ CD Creator or Nero. There are ways, if you don't have a CD burner, to "burn" the images to a directory on your harddrive and install from there. However, a bit of advice. If you're just starting out with Linux, d/l the iso's to Linux-Mandrake 8.0. It's without a doubt, the easiest distro to get up and running if you're a newbie.

[inkedmn]

better yet, you might consider going to http://www.linuxcentral.com and buy the already-burned .iso's for like 4 bucks. it's a hell of alot easier than downloading them (even with dsl it took about 4 hours for both discs) and burning them (took me about 2 months to finally get that right).

just a suggestion.

Godspeed.