These are my first impressions, feel free to just delete this post. >From a guy who has used Linux since 1993 or so, I found the installation to be non-trivial:
- The use of a single boot disk didn't help me with my Adaptec SCSI card. I *think* there are alternative kernels in some directory, but none were found on my TRI-linux CD. - I think standard Unix jargon should be included as well as more accessible language. For example, I didn't realise that `initialize a disk' meant to reformat it's filesystem, deleting everything on the disk. - I didn't really like the interface of dselect. It's easy to get lost in there. Perhaps changing the background colour according to the context? (different background colour during conflict resolution; this package suggests this other (in blue foreground); this package conflicts altogether (in red)). I know dselect has a terrible complicated job to do. That's why i think it deserved a bit more polish. After all, it's the first reall interaction a user gets with Debian. - dselect wouln't `install' because the teTeX packages appeared to be damaged. Problem persisted even when the offending packages were deselected, until I quit and restarted dselect. This was quite aggravating. - After X was installed it wouln't start because /dev/tty0 didn't exist. - Once started, very few fvwm95 menu entries used mini-icons. Too bad. On the other hand: - I can install Slackware much more quickly than Debian, but then I have to install extra stuff like Dosemu on my own, whereas a lot of stuff is included with Debian. It'll take me weeks to explore the possible packages I could install. - The docs appear to be quite extensive. It'll take a lot of time to sort it all out! A question... - I assume that the list of installed packages is in some file. Is it possible to transfer this file to another PC to instruct Debian to install the same pacakges? I often install on several PCs and this would be a nice feature. -- Peter Galbraith, research scientist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1000, Mont-Joli Qc, G5H 3Z4 Canada 418-775-0852 - FAX 418-775-0546 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .