On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 01:06:33 PM Ross Boylan wrote: > On Tue, 2012-09-18 at 10:03 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > > At its root, my objection in this subthread isn't necessarily to the > > information > > and functionality available in the current installer, but to the > > implied > > statement that "you shouldn't install if you don't have a second, > > already-working computer" - or at least that, if you try to install > > without > > having one, you're doing it wrong. > > While having a second computer is both helpful and likely, my somewhat > dated experience with the installer doesn't suggest it is essential. I > remember someone saying "a pigeon could install Debian" because if you > just click to accept the default responses you're likely to end up with > a reasonable--not necessarily optimal, but reasonable--system. > > The pigeon thing is probably a bit strong, since you'll need a machine > name and possibly networking info, but then you would with MS Windows > installs too. > > Finally, there are two other routes, though probably neither is natural > for a newbie. You could install a system, use it a bit (to read > installer docs), and then install again, over the first. Or you could > make an initial install into a small partition and then do the "real" > install.
Or to best learn: install, find the things you missed and did wrong and install again, then find more things you missed and done did wrong and install a third time. Along about now, you'll've a rather firm grasp of the install essentials. It's a given that you'll need a local install CD/DVD if you don't have a fast internet connection. Or a decent local debian mirror. -- 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/201209181335.13639.neal.p.mur...@alum.wpi.edu