Re: Install problem (Fedora 20-32bit

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On 6/8/2014 5:29 PM, Doug wrote:
> 
> On 06/08/2014 05:17 PM, David wrote:
>> On 6/8/2014 4:54 PM, Doug wrote:
>>> On 06/08/2014 01:35 AM, Roger wrote:
>>>> On 06/08/2014 03:21 PM, Pete Travis wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 7, 2014 9:01 PM, "Doug" <dmcgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> <mailto:dmcgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>> Trying to install Fedora 20 32-bit version on a multiboot system
>>>>> (Windows 8.1 + PCLOS 32 + PCLOS 64) into a standard partition.
>>>>>> Got up past setting passwords for root and user. Then it crashed
>>>>> with the following message:
>>>>>> ***********************************
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The following error occurred whil installing. This is a fatal error
>>>>> and installation will be aborted.
>>>>>> error population transaction: failure:
>>>>> Packages/s/systemd-python-208-9.fe20.:686.rpm from anaconda:
>>>>>> [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *************************************
>>>>>> Machine is desktop 64-bit Intel processor with 8GB ram, connected
>>>>> to Internet, Nvidia graphics. Uses BIOS, not UEFI.
>>>>>> I want to install Fedora in order to run Linux version of
>>>>> DraftSight cad program, which has a Fedora rpm available and
>>>>>> which does not run on PCLOS, for unknown reasons.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suggestions, please.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanx--doug
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Hey Doug,
>>>>>
>>>>> Any particular reason you aren't using  64 bit Fedora?  If it's
>>>>> because of a 32bit app, the chance of it working on x86_64 is *very
>>>>> high* and so worth trying.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Pete
>>>>>
>>>>> May I suggest the 64 bit - the graphics are much faster. 32 bit is
>>>>> glunky for 2/3D and animation.
>>>> Roger
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Well, the reason was that I had the disk. So I listened to the sage
>>> advice from the list here, and started to download the file. I have the
>>> usual cable connection, and I thought
>>> I'd have the file in 20 minutes or so. The estimate was 4½ hours! I said
>>> to go ahead, and then after about 2½ hours I accidentally aborted it.
>>> I'll try again late tonite.
>>> I'm downloadeing from fedoraproject.org.
>>> --doug
>> That's too bad Doug. But bad things do happen from time to time.
>>
>> "the sage advice from the list"? Really> Users trying to help users.
>>
>> Good luck here with that attitude.
>>
>>
>>
> You seem to think that was an insult or something.  Here's what
> Artha says:
> 
> "sage ~ adj    rare
>  1. having wisdom that comes with age and experience"
> 
> --doug
> 


It took a while but I remembered that from school. But I admit that I
had to Google search it for reference.

So?  The people here are, mostly, ordinary people that try to help
people with problems. Insulting *paid help* is just stupid. Insulting
*free* help is just worse.

-- 

  David
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