Nat Taylor wrote:
> you could build it on a shell account perhaps and dl it to a kinkos/fedex
> (maybe by a mechanical turk? https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome ) or
That doesn't sound attractive, especially after browsing your
next link.
> something? http://live.debian.net/manual/3.x/html/live
you could build it on a shell account perhaps and dl it to a kinkos/fedex
(maybe by a mechanical turk? https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome ) or
something? http://live.debian.net/manual/3.x/html/live-manual.en.html#781
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Larry Brigman
wrote:
> Probably not over dia
Probably not over dial up.
On Dec 8, 2014 10:19 PM, "Nat Taylor" wrote:
> If you're committed to debian, maybe make a live cd, with the packages you
> want, selecting the debian-installer as an option...
>
> http://live-systems.org/build/
>
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:43 PM, Richard Owlett
> wrot
If you're committed to debian, maybe make a live cd, with the packages you
want, selecting the debian-installer as an option...
http://live-systems.org/build/
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:43 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Larry Brigman wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Richard Owlett
> wrote
Larry Brigman wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
>> Larry Brigman wrote:
>>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Richard Owlett
>> wrote:
>>>
My preferred method don't install rather than don't run.
>>> To do that will typically require some knowledge
John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:43:57 -0600
> Richard Owlett dijo:
>
>> ... I'm on dial-up <*GRIN*>
>
> If you need ISOs I maintain the latest on my laptop, which I have with
> me at the Clinic. These include the popular ones (*buntus, Mint,
> Fedora), as well as Arch, Debian, Op
On 12/08/2014 04:35 PM, Nat Taylor wrote:
> This is how I got Arch Linux up and running:
> http://www.linuxvoice.com/arch-linux/
I just read through the first half a page or so and I see a step I don't
remember doing, so I'll give that a try -- when I get some free time.
Thanks for the pointer.
On Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:43:57 -0600
Richard Owlett dijo:
>... I'm on dial-up <*GRIN*>
If you need ISOs I maintain the latest on my laptop, which I have with
me at the Clinic. These include the popular ones (*buntus, Mint,
Fedora), as well as Arch, Debian, OpenSUSE, PCLinux and Slackware. I
have g
This is how I got Arch Linux up and running:
http://www.linuxvoice.com/arch-linux/
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Larry Brigman wrote:
> > Not totally sure this is relevant but the free class on edx might be
> useful.
> >
> https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-linux-l
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Larry Brigman wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Richard Owlett
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> My preferred method don't install rather than don't run.
> >>
> > To do that will typically require some knowledge about how the installer
>
Larry Brigman wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
>>
>> My preferred method don't install rather than don't run.
>>
> To do that will typically require some knowledge about how the installer
> operates to reduce your packages set to a bare minimum. Even there,
>
At least around here the libraries provide computers with internet access
and free wifi.
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Larry Brigman wrote:
> > Not totally sure this is relevant but the free class on edx might be
> useful.
> >
> https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-l
Larry Brigman wrote:
> Not totally sure this is relevant but the free class on edx might be useful.
> https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-linux-linuxfoundationx-lfs101x-2#.VIYdyUSv40c
>
Sounds like it could be interesting - but I'm on dial-up <*GRIN*>
On 12/08/2014 03:16 PM, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> I suggest you, at the least, give Arch Linux a look.
I, too, am taking a look at Arch Linux. So far I've tried installing it
following (or at least trying to follow) the instructions on the
Beginners Guide,
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php
On Mon, Dec 08, 2014 at 03:27:39PM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I suspect I've gotten myself locked into Debian. Do BSDs have
> equivalents of Debian repositories and apt-get or Synaptic?
Or Pacman...
The pacman package manager is one of the major distinguishing features of
Arch Linux. It
On Mon, Dec 08, 2014 at 01:20:14PM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> /context
> I am trying to move away from Windows.
> I was originally pointed to Ubuntu. Its primary failure was
> trying to reach the same audience as the latest/greatest
> Microsoft offering. Both suffer from "vendor knows best" s
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> My preferred method don't install rather than don't run.
>
To do that will typically require some knowledge about how the installer
operates
to reduce your packages set to a bare minimum. Even there, the best method
for being able t
Not totally sure this is relevant but the free class on edx might be useful.
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-linux-linuxfoundationx-lfs101x-2#.VIYdyUSv40c
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Michael Dexter wrote:
> > On 12/8/14 11:20 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >> Th
Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Dec 2014, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
>> My original goal was simply purge Windows and run Linux.
>
> Richard,
>
> That's certainly a laudible goal.
>
>> Things influencing my outlook
>>I predate CPM-80
>
> I started with with either Honeywell or Burroughs ma
Michael Dexter wrote:
> On 12/8/14 11:20 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> The short form of my personal goal is:
>> 1. bring back*PERSONAL* to personal computing.
>> Primary implication - shall not be capable of being a
>> network server.
>> Secondary implication - only one p
Might as well chime in. Arch https://www.archlinux.org/ is a good option
for learning about linux internals, and not installing anything you don't
want, it is a minimalist install, similar to slackware described above. It
also has excellent documentation. The first issue of Linux Voice had a
nic
On Mon, 8 Dec 2014, Richard Owlett wrote:
> My original goal was simply purge Windows and run Linux.
Richard,
That's certainly a laudible goal.
> Things influencing my outlook
> I predate CPM-80
I started with with either Honeywell or Burroughs main frames in 1962.
> Reading about "
On 12/8/14 11:20 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> The short form of my personal goal is:
> 1. bring back*PERSONAL* to personal computing.
> Primary implication - shall not be capable of being a
> network server.
> Secondary implication - only one person will ever be the
> operato
/context
I am trying to move away from Windows.
I was originally pointed to Ubuntu. Its primary failure was
trying to reach the same audience as the latest/greatest
Microsoft offering. Both suffer from "vendor knows best" syndrome
- too much excess baggage installed by default and essential
sof
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