In a message dated 3/4/99 10:53:58 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > 1. Debian has a large number of packages (2400 in potato, and just under > > 2000 in slink). All of the package maintainers communicate, so thus the > > packages work more smoothly together. > > It might help a little, if there would be some ready made 'installation > sets' (like 'single workstation', 'internettet workstation', 'server') > with ready assembled collection of packages? There is so huge number of > packages available that it isn't so easy to find out in the beginning what > to install what not. More experienced installers can easily do all > dselections themselves, but this would help newbies, who for sure are > nowadays installing debians. > This is already a feature of the installation - after installing the base system, install asks you to select the type of installation you want, and selects packages accordingly. Then dselect runs to allow you to configure more precisely. -jay