YOu need to look at the debian FAQ at debian.org
It will answer all your questions very well, if it doesnt you can ask me too On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, Gurusami Annamalai wrote: > Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 12:25:01 +0530 > From: Gurusami Annamalai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: GNU Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: Only binaries? > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Hello All, > > I am very new to the debian distribution. I have bought the Debian 2.2 > distribution which contains > three CDs. > > When I read the README.html file of all the three CDs it says that each of > them is labeled as > > Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r0 "Potato" - Official i386 Binary-1 > Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r0 "Potato" - Official i386 Binary-2 > Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r0 "Potato" - Official i386 Binary-3 > > Does this mean that only binaries are distributed in the CDs? I was > looking for the kernel sources and its not available in /usr/src. When I > looked in the CDs I felt like a person lost in some maze. > > BTW, what does this "Potato" signify? Is it like each distribution release > will have such a name and that > saying "Potato" release will mean 2.2 r0? Or is there any other > significance for this? > > Thank you all for your time. > > Cheers, > anna > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
