Re: [MLUG] Debian

[Ian Monroe <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

For future reference, unless your installing Debian on a computer with 
no internet access, burning all 11 CDs is a waste of time and material. 
You just need the one CD to boot off of and get you going, from there it 
easy to download and install from the internet. You can even install 
Debian from floppy disk fairly easily, I've seen someone do it and it 
wasn't as big a hassle as I thought it was going to be.

I'd also second the other suggestions to use Mepis. I've seen so many 
failed Debian installs at installfests. And its software is so old 
(since Debian Woody is at the end of its life... the situation should 
improve after the next release). I haven't used Mepis before, but it 
does look interesting and more ideal for the home desktop then Debian.

Another interesting looking community distro is Arch Linux. Their 
packages look up to date. It's still pretty new and probably a little 
rough around the edges. Its not based on Debian, it has its own package 
system.

I use Gentoo, but I've seen even fairly computer-savvy (albeit not 
Linux-savvy) people have serious issues trying to install it. Once its 
installed, you got your kernel compiled right etc. etc., things become 
easy. The Gentoo developers obviously try to make a Gentoo systems 
pretty easy to maintain.

Ian Monroe

Johann Luebbering wrote:
> Hey there everybody....
> 
> Recently, I discovered that my hard drive had been completely filled by 
> my wife and kids.  I ordered a 200 gig hard drive, and have decided to 
> set up a Linux partition on it for my own use.
> 
> This will be the first time I have attempted a Linux installation.
> 
> Rather than go the easy route and set up Mandrake on the system, I've 
> decided to see if I can get Debian up and going.  I've just finished 
> burning the 11 discs from the current "testing" distribution of Debian.
> 
> My new hard drive is set to arrive on Tuesday, and I plan to install 
> immediately.
> 
> Before I get myself in over my head, I though I would ask if anyone had 
> any advice for me and/or any reading materials I should subject myself 
> to beyond the 120-page behemoth that the Debian page refers to as an 
> "Installation Guide."
> 
> Any help would be groovy.  :)
> 
> -Johann


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