# Linux, downloading files + burning

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**Created:** [August 24, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-downloading-files-burning/29222 "2003-08-24T12:24:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wayne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wayne/32/16501_2.png) [@Wayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wayne)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-downloading-files-burning/29222/1 "2003-08-24T12:24:11Z")

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I visited the [linux.com](http://linux.com) site. then to [redhat.com](http://redhat.com).

Im planing to download the 3 files and burn them into a cd.

here is the link.  
[http://www.redhat.com/download/howto\_download.html#download](http://www.redhat.com/download/howto_download.html#download)

but the problem is : each of the files are like 600 mb larg

the cd have only 700 mb what is this operation system. its too big. I must download all 3 of them

shrike-i386-disc1.iso 638 mb  
shrike-i386-disc2.iso 646 mb  
shrike-i386-disc3.iso 485 mb

I dont understand this ;(

any ideias or tips ☹

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-downloading-files-burning/29222/2 "2003-08-24T12:30:15Z")

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An ISO file is, simply said, the content of a cd. You can burn it onto a disc. It says there by the way:

> To install Red Hat Linux 9, you will need to download the three ISO images of the installation CD-ROMs, even if you are planning to install only using your hard drive. Using a CD-ROM burner, you can also transfer each of these ISO images to a blank CD-R.

Oh, and if you’re going to install Linux after all, I suggest you go for SuSE Linux. It has great documentation, which I think you’ll need.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-downloading-files-burning/29222/3 "2003-08-24T13:10:04Z")

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Ok.

I will download the 3 files.  
then I burn all of the 3 files witch are more than 700 mb on a blank CD. then I put the CD in and restart my pc. the linux installation will run from the cd.

Is that correct ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-downloading-files-burning/29222/4 "2003-08-24T13:15:40Z")

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You should burn one file on once disc, so you’ll need 3 discs. By the way, don’t just burn them on, a burning program should read this and then burn the contents of it on the cd.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-downloading-files-burning/29222/5 "2003-08-24T13:20:13Z")

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the files are very very big.

im using nero burning program.

btw : have u done this before ? linux