Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-08 Thread Anubhav Yadav
Thanks a lot, much much appreciated. I now feel I (as a computer science student, and a programmer)have a direction in learning linux! :) -- Regards, Anubhav Yadav, Computer Engineering Final Year Student, Imperial College of Engineering and Research, Pune. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-07 Thread Brian
On Fri 06 Sep 2013 at 13:56:01 -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 10:36:12AM -0400, Tom H wrote: If you append text to the kernel commandline, you'll boot into text mode, similar to an RH-based runlevel 3. I stand corrected. I did some research, and there does in fact

Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-06 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Gregory Nowak g...@gregn.net wrote: On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 03:55:51PM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: This was already mentioned. The answer is ctrl+alt+f1 through ctrl+alt+f6 by default. Let me clarify. Unlike in some other distributions (slackware comes to

Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-06 Thread Gregory Nowak
On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 10:36:12AM -0400, Tom H wrote: If you append text to the kernel commandline, you'll boot into text mode, similar to an RH-based runlevel 3. I stand corrected. I did some research, and there does in fact appear to be a text mode in debian per the text boot option.

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 12:23:11AM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 19:33 +0100, Brian wrote: Possibly. But why bother? Debian may be a Good Thing - but why do you need more than one installation? If you do, why not just do it? One for using an OS as a normal user (the

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Jochen Spieker
Anubhav Yadav: Can I install debian again on my machine (without any desktop manager) on a separate partition for / and use the /home, /usr, /var and /temp from my current debian installation? You shoud never share /usr unless your two installations have the exact same set of packages

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Brian
On Thu 05 Sep 2013 at 00:23:11 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 19:33 +0100, Brian wrote: Possibly. But why bother? Debian may be a Good Thing - but why do you need more than one installation? If you do, why not just do it? One for using an OS as a normal user (the one

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Darac Marjal
On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 10:17:31PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 12:23:11AM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 19:33 +0100, Brian wrote: Possibly. But why bother? Debian may be a Good Thing - but why do you need more than one installation? If you

Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Anubhav Yadav
And I actually managed to forget the footnote... Shame on me Thanks I was actually wondering where it is! I'll do some research this weekend and see what can I do with it. -- Regards, Anubhav Yadav, Computer Engineering Final Year Student, Imperial College of Engineering and Research, Pune.

Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Anubhav Yadav
boot Debian into textmode How can I do this?? And thanks, just wondering now how many ways I have got to accomplish what I want to do! -- Regards, Anubhav Yadav, Computer Engineering Final Year Student, Imperial College of Engineering and Research, Pune. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 11:43:41AM +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 10:17:31PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: You can still use the command line AND have a GUI installed. How are you going to view a graphic without a GUI? # apt-get install caca-utils $ cacaview lena.jpg

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Anubhav Yadav
On Thu, 2013-09-05 at 12:25 +0200, Jochen Spieker wrote: Anubhav Yadav: Can I install debian again on my machine (without any desktop manager) on a separate partition for / and use the /home, /usr, /var and /temp from my current debian installation? You shoud never share /usr unless

Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Gregory Nowak
On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 03:55:51PM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: boot Debian into textmode How can I do this?? And thanks, just wondering now how many ways I have got to accomplish what I want to do! This was already mentioned. The answer is ctrl+alt+f1 through ctrl+alt+f6 by default. Let

Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Anubhav Yadav
It'd be a lot easier to just CTRL-ALT-F1 to a virtual terminal and work from there, don't you think? This is the most easiest solution for me I feel. Thanks Chris! -- Regards, Anubhav Yadav, Computer Engineering Final Year Student, Imperial College of Engineering and Research, Pune. -- To

Re: Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Anubhav Yadav
Thanks a lot! I will find out more information about tty1-tty6. -- Regards, Anubhav Yadav, Computer Engineering Final Year Student, Imperial College of Engineering and Research, Pune. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble?

Re: Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-05 Thread Anubhav Yadav
Forcing yourself to do something is a matter of self-discipline and attitude. Debian doesn't have packages for instilling those qualitities. :) This made my day :) Create two users. One for the undisciplined Anubhav and the other for his aspiring self. Switching to the console with CTRL+ALT+F2

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-04 Thread Brian
On Wed 04 Sep 2013 at 23:28:49 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: I want to learn and master the command line of Linux. I want to be comfortable at editors like vim. I am justing getting intrigued by the command line. So I have decided to force myself to use the command line by installing a

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-04 Thread Slavko
Ahoj, Dňa Wed, 4 Sep 2013 19:33:00 +0100 Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk napísal: Can I install debian again on my machine (without any desktop manager) on a separate partition for / and use the /home, /usr, /var and /temp from my current debian installation? Possibly. But why bother? Debian

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-04 Thread Anubhav Yadav
On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 21:05 +0200, Slavko wrote: When you (original poster) want to learn Linux, I suggest to use some virtualisation (VirtualBox can be good choice), because all three OS can be used at one time - no reboot is needed. Yes, right now I am doing the same, using virtualbox, and

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-04 Thread Anubhav Yadav
On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 19:33 +0100, Brian wrote: Possibly. But why bother? Debian may be a Good Thing - but why do you need more than one installation? If you do, why not just do it? One for using an OS as a normal user (the one I have currently with debian installed) and the other for forcing

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-04 Thread Kim Christensen
On 09/04/2013 07:58 PM, Anubhav Yadav wrote: Can I install debian again on my machine (without any desktop manager) on a separate partition for / and use the /home, /usr, /var and /temp from my current debian installation? I would recommend installing separate Debian systems using Linux

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-04 Thread Kim Christensen
On 09/04/2013 09:53 PM, Kim Christensen wrote: On 09/04/2013 07:58 PM, Anubhav Yadav wrote: Can I install debian again on my machine (without any desktop manager) on a separate partition for / and use the /home, /usr, /var and /temp from my current debian installation? I would recommend

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-04 Thread Catalin Soare
On Sep 4, 2013 11:41 PM, Kim Christensen kchr+deb...@technopragmatics.org wrote: On 09/04/2013 09:53 PM, Kim Christensen wrote: On 09/04/2013 07:58 PM, Anubhav Yadav wrote: Can I install debian again on my machine (without any desktop manager) on a separate partition for / and use the

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-04 Thread Joe
On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:42:31 +0530 Anubhav Yadav anub...@icoer.in wrote: On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 21:05 +0200, Slavko wrote: When you (original poster) want to learn Linux, I suggest to use some virtualisation (VirtualBox can be good choice), because all three OS can be used at one time -

Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?

2013-09-04 Thread Gregory Nowak
On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 12:42:31AM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote: Yes, right now I am doing the same, using virtualbox, and enjoying at the moment, but then I tend to easily move away from terminal if I get stuck at something, and use the gnome environment. And you're sure you wouldn't find some