On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 02:47:43PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 22 April 2021 14:23:13 Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 01:18:06PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Thursday 22 April 2021 13:00:42 deloptes wrote: > > > > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > > > The bullseye-RC1 iso files are out: Bullseye is frozen so there > > > > > aren't many files moving at the moment - now would be quite a > > > > > good time to try an installation - and tell folks how it went. > > > > > > > > tried, but there are things not working, missing etc. Nothing > > > > unusual, but now I plan upgrades for late summer or even later > > > > > > I think after my attempt, as I stopped the iso from the central > > > european region, and tried jigdo-lite, but its not ready for prime > > > time. Stuck on a machine at carrol which doesn't exist, see my > > > previous post. > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/bullseye_di_rc1/amd64/jigdo- > >cd/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.jigdo > > https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/bullseye_di_rc1/amd64/jigdo- > >cd/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.template > > > > And > > > > http://deb.debian.org/debian/ > > > > [In other words the CDN - content distribution network - and it "just > > works"] > > > > I had also tried it with my local mirror - which is faster because > > it's less than 20 metres away - same result. > > > > It does, however, do the right thing and warn that MD5 is no longer a > > secure hash. > > > > For DVD, substitute the DVD .jigdo files - I generally find that I > > download the .jigdo and .template files into my home directory and > > then use > > > > file:///home/someusersomewhere/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.ji > >gdo > > file:///home/someusersomewhere/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.te > >mplate > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Andy C. > > > > > I'm with deloptes, let us know when it does work. > > And it did, I'm writing a R/W dvd right now. It appears I have 2 100 > spindles of dvd's, been kept in the dark in a closed file cabinet > drawer, that have aged out and are unusable now. But R/W sony's still > work. I think, k3b tried to erase a blank R/W and reported it failed, > but went ahead and wrote it anyway. > > I'll see if the sums are correct, and if it boots but I need to collect > TDE for bullseye before I install. > If you install and get it on the network - then you can just pull in TDE by adding the ppa in your apt sources.
Alternatively - there's a bunch of desktops that are lighter than GNOME available to you at install. All the best, Andy C. > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > -- > > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > > > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law > > > respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis > > > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> >