On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, Kendrick Myatt wrote: > 1) What are the best websites for info on how to do such-and-such > with Debian Linux?
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP has a link to many HOWTO's (and mirrors nearer to you.) > 2) Where do I get the "Enlightenment" X-Windows package that looks so > cool? This has been answered already. > 3) What do I need to use my 3Com Impact IQ ISDN TA for dialup PPP > access to my ISP? I have no experience with those. Read the ISDN-PPP HOWTO. > 4) How do I set up my Creative SB16 soundcard to work under Linux? I don't know if sound modules come with the default kernel. You might have to recompile the kernel yourself. Look at the kernel-package for instructions. There is a SOUND HOWTO as well. If your card is plug-n-pray, you have to install isapnptools to initialize it before you can use it. > 5) I have 36MB RAM on my system, how much of a swap partition do I > need, if any? That greatly depends on the amount of virtual memory you think you'll ever need. It may also depend on how big your harddisk is. I think 72 MB will get you a long way. > As these are pretty basic-sounding questions, a good answer to #1 > may be all I need :) I've been running Debian 1.3 for a while now, > and recently destroyed it trying to upgrade to the "frozen" code. No > worries, though... I'll just reinstall the base stuff from CD and > start over :) Thanks in advance for any help! Did you read the libc5 - libc6 upgrade mini-HOWTO (not on sunsite) before starting the upgrade? Cheers, Joost -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]