On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:50:02 +0200
Stephen J. Mazurek steve.mazu...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a high speed connection but I will be starting from a CD.
Do you have any suggestions?
I would suggest you make your own CD's DVD's if you want a CD install.
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:50:02 +0200
Stephen J. Mazurek steve.mazu...@gmail.com wrote:
I expect to return to Linux very soon (not Debian, but Aptosid, since it's
more
up to date.)
Kubuntu Ubuntu it's all Debian to me. Debian Invictus as it were. If you want
up-to-date do the beta2 7.0 install
It's nice to have the DVD images. You can do a lot with the first Debian DVD.
If it's at all possible for your machine to boot from USB, I recommend
loading the DVD image onto a USB thumb drive and booting/installing
from it.
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Stephen J. Mazurek wrote:
I used Debian Linux for a number of years. I recently got a new HP
computer running Windows 7, which gave me minimal problems, aside from
annoyances (Microrsoft is very good at being annoying.) Anyway, I
expect to return to Linux very soon (not Debian, but Aptosid,
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:41:16AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Recently someone was chided for attempting installation from a CD.
Not all of us have convenient access to a high speed internet
connection.
I don't believe they were chided, simply reminded that the best way to
get packages is
I must agree.
There can be many barriers to installing or upgrading from on line sources.
I will solve *my* own situation later by using the DVD images I have even if
slightly behind. I want stable squeeze anyway.
Karen
On Mon, 15 Oct 2012, Richard Owlett wrote:
Recently someone was chided
Darac Marjal wrote:
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:41:16AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Recently someone was chided for attempting installation from a CD.
Not all of us have convenient access to a high speed internet
connection.
I don't believe they were chided, simply reminded that the best way
On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:41:16 -0500
Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
Hello Richard,
Recently someone was chided for attempting installation from
a CD.
That's putting it strong; I asked why they wanted to use the CD/DVD
method rather than online repos out of curiosity. The answer came
On 10/15/2012 10:41 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Recently someone was chided for attempting installation from a CD.
Not all of us have convenient access to a high speed internet connection.
I can have limited access to high speed access by carrying one of my
laptops to the local library. I
Stan Hoeppner writes:
You must be using a totally free dialup service for daily internet
access. In many/most US locales dial is as expensive, if not more
expensive, than aDSL or cable...
In many it is much cheaper (here, for example). In some broadband is
not available at all.
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John
Stan Hoeppner wrote:
On 10/15/2012 10:41 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Recently someone was chided for attempting installation from a CD.
Not all of us have convenient access to a high speed internet connection.
I can have limited access to high speed access by carrying one of my
laptops to the
On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:50:02 +0200
Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
Not all of us have convenient access to a high speed
internet connection.
Back in the day I used to download a version of Debian over a 56K modem (that
rarely
achieved those speeds) I used to set it to downloading
I used Debian Linux for a number of years. I recently got a new HP
computer running Windows 7, which gave me minimal problems, aside from
annoyances (Microrsoft is very good at being annoying.) Anyway, I expect
to return to Linux very soon (not Debian, but Aptosid, since it's more up
to date.)
Richard Owlett wrote:
Not all of us have convenient access to a high speed
internet connection.
yep, same here, Dialup... which is a real
step down from DSL.
I can have limited access to high speed access by carrying
one of my laptops to the local library. I don't find
downloading
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