Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-28 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 12:30:37AM +1300, Richard Hector wrote: > On 18/10/21 2:55 am, john doe wrote: > > With W10 you have also the possibility of using 'WLS' an order > > alternative would be to install Debian as a VM. > > I think perhaps you mean WSL - Windows Subsystem for Linux? > >

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-28 Thread Richard Hector
On 18/10/21 2:55 am, john doe wrote: With W10 you have also the possibility of using 'WLS' an order alternative would be to install Debian as a VM. I think perhaps you mean WSL - Windows Subsystem for Linux? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install I've never used it myself.

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-17 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Sun, 17 Oct 2021 09:00:52 -0400 JAMES BOSWELL wrote: > if i divide my hard drive and install debian lynx on it. will i be > able to effectively run debian on this laptop? The best way to find that out is to get a Live version of Debian, and see if boots and runs without problems. > Device

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-17 Thread David Christensen
On 10/17/21 6:00 AM, JAMES BOSWELL wrote: if i divide my hard drive and install debian lynx on it. will i be able to effectively run debian on this laptop? Device name LAPTOP-R4DB7V5U Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10110U CPU @ 2.10GHz 2.59 GHz Installed RAM 4.00 GB (3.81 GB usable) Device ID

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-17 Thread Jude DaShiell
I think the o.p. may have got debian linux confused with debian lynx that makes more sense over here. Many Linux distros have code words for each major version of their distributions. The current stable code word for debian is bullseye. I've been installing debian since sarge and remember no

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-17 Thread Dan Ritter
Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > JAMES BOSWELL wrote: > > > install debian lynx > > Dan Ritter > > Lynx is a text-mode web browser. Did you mean Debian bullseye, > > I rather guess that "Debian GNU/Lynx, The Unyversl operating system" > is meant. ;-) > Ah, you think it's a spieling error.

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-17 Thread David Wright
On Sun 17 Oct 2021 at 09:00:52 (-0400), JAMES BOSWELL wrote: > if i divide my hard drive and install debian lynx on it. will i be able to > effectively run debian on this laptop? How big is the hard drive, and how much space is currently occupied? Cheers, David.

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-17 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, JAMES BOSWELL wrote: > > install debian lynx Dan Ritter > Lynx is a text-mode web browser. Did you mean Debian bullseye, I rather guess that "Debian GNU/Lynx, The Unyversl operating system" is meant. ;-) Have a nice day :) Thomas

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-17 Thread Dan Ritter
JAMES BOSWELL wrote: > if i divide my hard drive and install debian lynx on it. will i be able to > effectively run debian on this laptop? > > Device name LAPTOP-R4DB7V5U > Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10110U CPU @ 2.10GHz 2.59 GHz > Installed RAM 4.00 GB (3.81 GB usable) > Product ID

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-17 Thread john doe
On 10/17/2021 3:00 PM, JAMES BOSWELL wrote: if i divide my hard drive and install debian lynx on it. will i be able to effectively run debian on this laptop? You are planning on creating a 'multiboot' with Debian and Windows! The best thing that I can suggest is to Google 'multiboot Bullseye

question from total newbie. a little help please

2021-10-17 Thread JAMES BOSWELL
if i divide my hard drive and install debian lynx on it. will i be able to effectively run debian on this laptop? Device name LAPTOP-R4DB7V5U Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10110U CPU @ 2.10GHz 2.59 GHz Installed RAM 4.00 GB (3.81 GB usable) Device ID CAACC244-37B7-4294-84E4-E73B9C030FDF