Problem Downloading Linux Kde Via Opensuse Website?
Hi
Yesterday my college tutor explained to me a little about the operating system Linux, it sounded really interesting and i really wanted to download the live cd from www.opensuse.org, and burn it on a DVD, however the problem i am experiencing is that when i download the file i need for the 64 bit version (yes my computer is definately 64 bit) when it finishes downloading, it does not show up as an ISO file like it should, instead it shows up as being a RAR file, with nothing inside the RAR file that makes any sense to me, (its just for system usage to boot from) i cannot understand this as i have Daemon Tools installed and i have dealt with ISO’s many times before and am comfortable with using them but this is one problem i cannot solve.
I also receive the same problem when i try to download the actual intsallation file instead of the live CD, when it downloads it shows up as RAR and not ISO.
I have seen through searching the web that some people who have the same O.S as my desktop computer does (Vista Ultimate) also are having this problem of the ISO showing up as RAR.
I did however just try burning the RAR file to a DVD but of course as i guessed my computer would not boot from that DVD, i did however try downloading the file from opensuse on my Acer laptop and when it finished downloading it did show up as an ISO file on the desktop, so im wondering, and this may sound stupid but im not at home at the moment and so cant check it out but would i be ok to just burn the iso image using my laptop and then boot from that disc on my desktop computer?
Thanks for any help……cant wait to get home and take a look at Linux lol i know im a geek i dont care either lol
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Have you tried another internet browser, or have you tried using the torrent of the Linux distro (I’ve never used Suse, just most distributions have a torrent that’s legal).
Use 7zip or WinRAR to extract the .RAR file and see if it gives you a ISO file. If it’s a .ISO file that for whatever reason is showing up as a .RAR, go ahead and change the file extension.
Pro Tip: Use KDE 3.5 or 4.2 Don’t use 4.0 or 4.1 unless you want headaches.
There’s a few other distributions that use KDE. Kubuntu is one, though I believe they use KDE 4.0. It’s basically Ubuntu with KDE instead of Gnome.
A lot of people for first time distros use Ubuntu, Fedora (basically a beta for Red Hat Enterprise Linux), or OpenSUSE
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:28 am
It is actually an ISO, but when you install winRAR it sets itself to the default program to open ISOs. You should just be able to open it with an ISO burner such as Free ISO Burner ( http://www.freeisoburner.com/ ) and burn it to a dvd.
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