On Sun, September 9, 2012 1:47 pm, Doug wrote: > On 09/09/2012 03:04 AM, Weaver wrote: >> On Sat, September 8, 2012 6:33 pm, Doug wrote: >>> On 09/08/2012 09:03 PM, Weaver wrote: >>>> On Sat, September 8, 2012 8:51 am, Camaleón wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:37:55 -0700, Weaver wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I know how hard it can be to see the forest when you are too close >>>>>> to >>>>>> the trees, so I thought I would re-post something I put up in >>>>>> another >>>>>> forum where Miguel de Icaza's recent communication was being >>>>>> discussed >>>>>> and in answer to Vaughan-Nicholl's recent article of >>>>>> semi-acceptance. >>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>>>> The most 'untechie' person on the planet can use any Linux >>>>>> distribution >>>>>> once it is installed. >>>>> (...) >>>>> >>>>>> The reason they don't is the install procedure. >>>>> (...) >>>>> >>>>> I think it's not that easy. >>>>> >>>>> First, because "untechie" users neither have to install Windows nor >>>>> MacOS >>>>> as both usually come along with the computer in a pre-installed form >>>>> thus >>>>> they only have to provide some basic data. >>>> Yes, a couple have made this point, but from my own personal >>>> experience, >>>> it's not the case. >>>> >>>> I am not what you could call 'financially endowed' and always obtained >>>> older and, in many cases, in complete boxes. >>>> I couldn't afford the brand new OEM boxes, so always had to install >>>> Windows, when I used it, myself. >>>> I had to buy that. >>>> >>>> >From memory, it ran itself. >>>> There were perhaps a couple of questions that didn't require reference >>>> to >>>> Einstein, but that was all. >>>> >>>> Nothing anywhere near as complex as an expert Debian install, which is >>>> what I prefer now. >>>> Not to the point of being one of the 'High-Riders', but I'm getting >>>> there. >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Weaver. >>>> >>> Don't know about Debian, it's been a while since I installed that, but >>> I >>> *have* installed a few others, >>> and in most cases the only things you have to input are your language, >>> your keyboard, and your >>> time zone. And whether you will use the system time. (Thunderbird >>> requires a few inputs, but >>> they're the same in Windows.) That doesn't seem very complicated to >>> me. >>> . . . >> Well, no, it isn't. >> But we are talking about Debian. >> Specifically partitioning/file system decision making during install. >> Regards, >> >> Weaver. > Assuming you want to keep Windows, the install disk ought to let you > fix the partitioning--make half the disk for Windows, and the other half > for > Linux. You'll want a /root and a /home partition, using ext4, and a swap > partition. > Make /home about 10G, make swap about 4G, and make the remainder /home. > (Swap is its own file system, you don't have to select that.) > > STill pretty simple.
Not to a Newbie, it isn't, unless somebody explains what a partition actually is and what the function of a file system is. Regards, Weaver -- "The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaida. And any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity representing the 'devil' only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism. The country behind this propaganda is the US . . ." -- Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/da7c5c12165b6499370b6623b720361e.squir...@fruiteater.riseup.net