On 03/09/2021 06:00 PM, Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z wrote:
> How much ram do you have?
> If it is 4Gb or less you should probably use i386 instead of the
amd64 version of Debian.
Yes, I was reading the amd64 version because I was also
attempting to install Debian on a 4GB and Intel Core 2 Duo vPro
desktop PC, which I thought could run Debian 10 with KDE.
> I'd start with Debian 10 and LXDE or LxQt:
> https://opensource.com/article/19/12/lxqt-lxde-linux-desktop
>
> and switch to the Debian 9 only if they work really slow.
Sounds reasonable, but I would prefer to not download
4 GB of the DVD image twice, my internet connection is not so fast.
[snip]
Been there. When first using Debian I was on dial-up ;}
There are several vendors with Debian on various media.
See: https://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/
My current connection is faster (via cellular network) and my service
has a 2GB/month data cap.
I am currently using
http://www.linuxcollections.com/products/debian/debian.htm
[located in California, USA]
I purchase a USB stick with all 16 DVDs of a release.
They also offer DVD#1 for each processor and a live DVD for a desktop
for selected processor.
For clearer description see
https://linuxcollections.com/products/debian/debianusb.htm
HTH
