Re: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 05/05/98 at 05:02 AM, "James A. Bates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I'm giving serious consideration to installing Debian. I've found some >great FAQs and HOW-TOs on installing, but I can't seem to find anything on >WHAT I need to install. What James, I found the Debian package from CheapBytes invaluable--it includes an installation guide which gave me all I needed to get on my feet w.r.t. just what you're asking. While it certainly cost more than simply DL'ing the files (~$34, plus S&H), I now have everything on CD's, along with a reasonable chunk of archived stuff. I'm absolutely new to Linux. (Still working on various setup stuff, if you'll note my mailer ...) That purchase and Sobell's book are making it a lot easier. Kenward -- --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Help Wanted: Telepath. You know where to apply. --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Original Message-From: James A. Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>Date: Tuesday, 5 May 1998 14:27Subject: ! Hello there, I'm giving serious consideration to installing Debian. I've found some great FAQs and HOW-TOs on installing, but I can't seem to find anything on WHAT I need to install. What packages do I absolutely need? What do I need for X Windows? The Internet? I'm confused. I'd appreciate any help I could get. Thanks, James Start with the following : ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/stable/disks-i386/current/install.html Particularly the section "Methods for Installing Debian" Also grab the dselect guide (there is a link to it from the above). Dselect will help you in regard to what other files you will need after the basic installation (ie minimum files required by X etc) If you have any specific questions after you have read the above, fire away. Regards, Paul Guidera
Re: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hay James: When performing a raw install of Debian, it will install all necessary packages automatically. Form that point forward it is up to you what other packages to install. The packages you select would obviously depend upon the functionality you desire. Peter -Original Message-From: James A. Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 6:06 AMSubject: ! Hello there, I'm giving serious consideration to installing Debian. I've found some great FAQs and HOW-TOs on installing, but I can't seem to find anything on WHAT I need to install. What packages do I absolutely need? What do I need for X Windows? The Internet? I'm confused. I'd appreciate any help I could get. Thanks, James
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello there, I'm giving serious consideration to installing Debian. I've found some great FAQs and HOW-TOs on installing, but I can't seem to find anything on WHAT I need to install. What packages do I absolutely need? What do I need for X Windows? The Internet? I'm confused. I'd appreciate any help I could get. Thanks, James