debian image questions

2023-08-02 Thread Bill Miller
Is there a version of Debian that does not require 1990's technology? because i would really really want that Debian.I would download that in a second. However most of Debian still works off "image"? Still? Is there a new digital addition of Debian that I can download and install without using "ima

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-03 Thread Marc Haber
Hello Bill, thanks for your Interest in Debian and also for your ramblings, which I don't quote for brevity. On Wed, Aug 02, 2023 at 08:40:51PM -0400, Bill Miller wrote: > I really want to try Debian but i dont live in the 90's CDs and USB > drives times. why cant i just install Debian from a dig

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-03 Thread ghostbar
On 8/2/23 21:40, Bill Miller wrote: I really want to try Debian but i dont live in the 90's CDs and USB drives times. why cant i just install Debian from a digital cloud? i dont understand why i need physical hardware to run digital software? Hi Bill, This is a good question for debian-user@l.

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-03 Thread Timo Röhling
* ghostbar [2023-08-03 09:26]: If you want to run it like an application in your current operating system, you can use a virtual machine like VirtualBox[2]. The Windows Subsystem for Linux can install Debian, too: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Microsoft/Windows/SubsystemForLinux

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-03 Thread Satvik Sinha
Hi Bill , the point your friend is trying to make is absolutely meaningless. There is no operating system in today's time which does not require it's installation image to be directly downloaded from cloud and then flashed onto usb drive for installation . If you are talking about Microsoft windows

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-06 Thread Bill Miller
Just like that; When Apple makes a new OS or IOS I do not need to download anything. I go to update, it will ask me if i am sure i want to install a new OS. it warns me that all my stuff will be lost if i change my OS. It will then ask me for my password. Once i put in my password, up comes a box

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-06 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, Aug 06, 2023 at 08:42:21AM -0400, Bill Miller wrote: > When Apple makes a new OS or IOS I do not need to download anything. I go > to update, it will ask me if i am sure i want to install a new OS. Updating an installed OS with a new version of the same OS is something completely different

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-06 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
On 06/08/23 18:12, Bill Miller wrote: Just like that; When Apple makes a new OS or IOS I do not need to download anything. I go to update, it will ask me if i am sure i want to install a new OS. it warns me that all my stuff will be lost if i change my OS. It will then ask me for my password. On

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-06 Thread Pirate Praveen
On ഞാ, ഓഗ 6 2023 at 08:42:21 രാവിലെ -04:00:00 -04:00:00, Bill Miller wrote: Just like that; When Apple makes a new OS or IOS I do not need to download anything. I go to update, it will ask me if i am sure i want to install a new OS. it warns me that all my stuff will be lost if i change my

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-06 Thread Nihat Kalfazade
Dear Bill, If this isn't trolling, you've actually got your answer hidden in your description. > I go to update Installing a new OS is not updating the existing. Regards, Nihat. On Sun, 2023-08-06 at 08:42 -0400, Bill Miller wrote: > Just like that; > > When Apple makes a new OS or IOS I d

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-06 Thread tomas
On Sun, Aug 06, 2023 at 08:42:21AM -0400, Bill Miller wrote: > Just like that; > > When Apple makes a new OS or IOS I do not need to download anything. I go > to update, it will ask me if i am sure i want to install a new OS. it warns > me that all my stuff will be lost if i change my OS [...] No

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-06 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Bill Miller dijo [Sun, Aug 06, 2023 at 08:42:21AM -0400]: > Just like that; > > When Apple makes a new OS or IOS I do not need to download anything. I go > to update, it will ask me if i am sure i want to install a new OS. it warns > me that all my stuff will be lost if i change my OS. It will the

Re: debian image questions

2023-08-06 Thread Paul Wise
On Thu, 2023-08-03 at 08:41 +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > What is the "modern" way to install an operating system on hardware There are some potentially more modern future options: Plug in the device to a USB port, visit the installer web page, click the button to install the OS, done. This can be