Re: Installing all packages

[Brad Stockdale]

Hello all,

   I am new to the list and new to Debian. I've been using Linux since 
1996, and my distribution of choice has always been Red Hat. That is, until 
Red Hat as a company started persuing goals that I had no desire to be 
involved with.

   So, that left me with some choices to make. I needed to find a new 
distribution that had goals and a community that I wanted to be involved 
with, and after reviewing about a dozen distributions, I decided that I 
would like to invest some more time into seeing if Debian was the right one 
for me...

   Having said that, I have jigdo'd the files and created a seven CD set 
of Debian 3.0r1... I grabbed a spare computer and booted the first CD, and 
began the installation process... Eventually I was booted up to the minimal 
post-install system and I logged in...

   Now, as a test system I would like to install all the packages 
available to really see what Debian is offering... During the install, I 
scanned all seven of the CD's, and then once I was logged in I wanted to 
install all the packages available... With Red Hat (please no flames), 
during install I would just mark 'Everything' as the package selection, and 
magically everything would be installed...

   Being new to Debian, I am unsure as to how to do the equivalent... Do I 
use apt-get? tasksel? umm... Not sure what else to try... I started 
SOMETHING last night (being up so late has made me forget what commmand I 
was running)... It's instlling tons of stuff and configuring it all as it 
goes...

   But is there an easier way to do this? An unattended way to do it, 
equivalent of setting the 'Everything' choice in Red Hat's install?

   In any case, from what I can tell thus far about Debian's community, I 
applaud you all. Debian appears to be a distribution that supports the Open 
Source mindset in the purest form.

   I'm sure once I get Debian installed as I desire, I will fall in love 
with it... It's just hard initially since I have been using Red Hat for 
about 7 years now...

Regards,
Brad 

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