One could install the Progeny distro and dist-upgrade to woody. It only leaves 4-5 progeny packages on the system and you have a good working woody system.
On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 20:03, Joe wrote: > On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 05:15:46PM -0600, Carnes, Kevin wrote: > > OK, after hearing lots of hype about how Linux is the best thing since > > sliced bread, > > Better. Like bread with jam. > > >I'm putting the claims to the test and trying to install > > Debian on a new Intel box. > > Debian? What sadist told you to start with Debian? > > >I'm an old VAX/VMS system manager and have > > been playing with computers in various forms for 20 years. > > So you should have a good head start on things like understanding the > process, planning your disk partitions, making a cheatsheet (or not > needing one) of all your relevant hardware in case the info is > required. > > >If Linux is > > so easy to install, I should be able to do it with a minimum of bother, > > right? NOT! So, this mailing list request is a test of Linux support. > > I'm assuming this is where you go when stuck. > > At the risk of getting flamed by this particular group, I might suggest > starting with another distro just to prove to yourself that Linux is > indeed easy to install. As much as I happen to like Debian for its > philosophy, its packaging system, and everything else, the install does > leave a bit to be desired. Until you've been through it 5 or 10 times > and maybe grown accustomed to it. > > I am not exaggerating when I say: > The latest versions of RedHat, Suse, & Mandrake are all far easier to > install than Windows. And just might do a better job of detecting > hardware & self-configuring. > Debian is not like that. > > You want an easy install? Here's another one. Linux geeks tend to look > down their noses at Corel Linux, and it's now pretty out of date, but > wow what an easy install that one had. As long as all your hardware > was supported, you had to click your mouse maybe half a dozen times > and then 10 to 12 minutes later you'd be done - online, sharing files > on an existing Windoze network, using your printer, whatever. > > -CraigW > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >