On Monday 18 June 2012 13:29:20 Richard Owlett wrote:
What I do not see is a method to force a 'new' install of
Debian to take over a specific existing partition.
I always use the Debian installer to delete the partition(s) with the unwanted
OS on it/them. Then recreate the partition(s) and
Ahoj,
Dňa Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:31:31 -0500 Mark Allums m...@allums.com napísal:
If you gave root a password during install, then you should
if you was used national keyboard (i don't know how it is in english) for
root password, you can go to problems, because installer do not follow the
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:31 AM, Mark Allums m...@allums.com wrote:
On 6/21/2012 9:58 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Thu 21 Jun 2012 at 13:55:49 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote:
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 07:37:52AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
The new install will not accept root
Brian wrote:
On Mon 18 Jun 2012 at 19:50:21 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Instead of having Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora pesent, I wish multiple
versions of Debian. But in any case the Debian installer seems to ignore
*FACT* that there is already a partition designated as swap.
You see this
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 07:37:52AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Mon 18 Jun 2012 at 19:50:21 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Instead of having Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora pesent, I wish multiple
versions of Debian. But in any case the Debian installer seems to ignore
*FACT* that
On Thu 21 Jun 2012 at 13:55:49 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote:
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 07:37:52AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
But ;)
The new install will not accept root password. User password is
fine.
That may be intended. I don't think Debian (out of the box) allows root
to log in at
Brian wrote:
On Thu 21 Jun 2012 at 13:55:49 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote:
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 07:37:52AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
But ;)
The new install will not accept root password. User password is
fine.
That may be intended. I don't think Debian (out of the box) allows root
to log
On 6/21/2012 9:58 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Thu 21 Jun 2012 at 13:55:49 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote:
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 07:37:52AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
But ;)
The new install will not accept root password. User password is
fine.
That may be intended. I don't
On Mon 18 Jun 2012 at 19:50:21 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Instead of having Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora pesent, I wish multiple
versions of Debian. But in any case the Debian installer seems to ignore
*FACT* that there is already a partition designated as swap.
You see this designated
Brian wrote:
On Fri 15 Jun 2012 at 09:41:09 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
[Snip]
My routine is to use gparted to delete whatever partition the previous
Debian install was on and let subsequent install use all free space. As
I only have dialup at home all installs requiring internet access are
On Mon 18 Jun 2012 at 07:29:20 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Fri 15 Jun 2012 at 09:41:09 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
[Snip]
My routine is to use gparted to delete whatever partition the previous
Debian install was on and let subsequent install use all free space. As
I only
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
What's even more annoying (ascetically) is that I can not see a way for
multiple simultaneous installs to use the same swap space. After all, only
only one install will be in use at a time.
This stood out to me reading
Reply-To set to debian debian-user@lists.debian.org
Apologies to Mr. Bell for light hearted change of Subject ;)
Christofer C. Bell wrote:
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Richard Owlettrowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
What's even more annoying (ascetically) is that I can not see a way for
On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:50:21 -0500
Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
LOL**(1./0.) [as I do not have infinity on my keyboard ;]
Here's a little something just for you, Richard. Keep it in a safe
place:
Ꝏ
Cybe R. Wizard
--
Nice computers don't go down.
I have a used Lenovo R61 ThinkPad whose sole reason for
existing is to host multiple repeated experimental installs
of *nix. Debian is my current target. It has a Windows Vista
install which I'm leaving untouched (used gparted iso to
shrink its partition to half of hard disk).
My routine is
On Fri 15 Jun 2012 at 09:41:09 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
[Snip]
My routine is to use gparted to delete whatever partition the previous
Debian install was on and let subsequent install use all free space. As
I only have dialup at home all installs requiring internet access are
done
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