Re: Regarding Installation over Windows 10
vijay.b.seh...@gmail.com wrote: >-=-=-=-=-=- > >Thanks Ben for replying. > >I know the architecture of my machine which is 64-bit(amd) >But check this link - >https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/bt-dvd/ >I am following this. Here when you scroll down, you will find 3 iso files. >I have downloaded the first one. > >My question is do i have to download the other two also & what's the use of >other two? Try reading the *very page* you've just pasted a link to! There are lots of files here! Do I need all of them? In most cases it is not necessary to download and use all of these images to be able to install Debian on your computer. Debian comes with a massive set of software packages, hence why it takes so many disks for a complete set. Most typical users only need a small subset of those software packages. Initially, you will only need to download and use the first image of a set (labelled as debian-something-1 to be able to start the Debian installer and set up Debian on your computer. If there are more images available here (labelled debian-something-2, debian-something-3, etc.), they contain the extra packages that can be installed on a Debian system (as mentioned previously). They will not be bootable and are entirely optional. If you have a fast Internet connection, you're most likely better off installing any desired extra packages directly from the Debian mirrors on the Internet instead of by using these extra images. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com "Further comment on how I feel about IBM will appear once I've worked out whether they're being malicious or incompetent. Capital letters are forecast." Matthew Garrett, http://www.livejournal.com/users/mjg59/30675.html
Re: Regarding Installation over Windows 10
On 7/16/2018 4:22 AM, Vijay Sehgal wrote: Thanks Ben for replying. I know the architecture of my machine which is 64-bit(amd) But check this link - https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/bt-dvd/ I am following this. Here when you scroll down, you will find 3 iso files. I have downloaded the first one. My question is do i have to download the other two also & what's the use of other two? If you have an internet connection available it's probably safe to only use the first dvd. The other two dvds are more packages (programs) that you might need, the pkgs can always be installed at a later time. Note that those are torrent files; you will need a bittorrent application to download the "real" iso file. P.S. If you don't know what bittorrent is use this URL instead: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/ debian-9.5.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso 2018-07-14 13:13 3.4G -- John Doe
Re: Regarding Installation over Windows 10
Thanks Ben for replying. I know the architecture of my machine which is 64-bit(amd) But check this link - https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/bt-dvd/ I am following this. Here when you scroll down, you will find 3 iso files. I have downloaded the first one. My question is do i have to download the other two also & what's the use of other two? Thanks! On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 7:47 AM Ben Finney wrote: > Vijay Sehgal writes: > > > I want to install Linux on my machine. > > Welcome! Thank you for choosing to install Debian. > > > Can anyone guide me via walkthrough to how to do that? > > The installation guide is at > https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual>, you can > choose one for your language. > > > What is the use of other 2 iso files of nearly same size? > > Different architectures are incompatible; they need separate > installation programs. You will need to choose the right one (and choose > the corresponding Debian installation manual). > > > You will need to know the “architecture” of your machine; this is a term > roughly meaning “what is the CPU in the machine”. > > For a machine on which you are running MS Windows, the architecture is > almost certainly “64-bit PC (amd64)”. > > -- > \ “Anyone who puts a small gloss on [a] fundamental technology, | > `\ calls it proprietary, and then tries to keep others from | > _o__) building on it, is a thief.” —Tim O'Reilly, 2000-01-25 | > Ben Finney > >
Re: Regarding Installation over Windows 10
Vijay Sehgal writes: > I want to install Linux on my machine. Welcome! Thank you for choosing to install Debian. > Can anyone guide me via walkthrough to how to do that? The installation guide is at https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual>, you can choose one for your language. > What is the use of other 2 iso files of nearly same size? Different architectures are incompatible; they need separate installation programs. You will need to choose the right one (and choose the corresponding Debian installation manual). You will need to know the “architecture” of your machine; this is a term roughly meaning “what is the CPU in the machine”. For a machine on which you are running MS Windows, the architecture is almost certainly “64-bit PC (amd64)”. -- \ “Anyone who puts a small gloss on [a] fundamental technology, | `\ calls it proprietary, and then tries to keep others from | _o__) building on it, is a thief.” —Tim O'Reilly, 2000-01-25 | Ben Finney
