03.11.2002 17:16:13, "Donald R. Spoon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -SNIP- < > >The "fastest" way, IMHO, is to use the Debian CDs on the SuSE computer >and do a "clean' install. This will over-write your current SuSE install. > >If you have some files on your SuSE box that you might want to preserve, >you might want to look at section 3.7 in the Debian "Installation >Manual" (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install for the i386 >arch.) since this section was written specifically for your situation. >I have not tried that procedure here, so YMMV... > >I personally like the "network install". It is just about as fast or >faster if you have a broadband connection and also if you include the >time to d/l the CD iso images and burn them into the comparison. Since >you might already have the Debian CDs, then using them would be faster >since the data transfer speeds on a moderatly well-configured modern >computer is faster than the network can supply. Also, you don't have to >worry about bad downloads. Again, depending on your setup, YMMV. Doing >a network install for the SuSE box would require you to set up your >current Debian box as a "gateway" to the Internet I suspect... plus grab >the "rescue" and "root" boot-floppies you want for your SuSE computer. > >Others have given you some other options to look at, but I am not >familiar with them, so I can't comment. The above comments are just >pointing out some other options you might not be aware of... >
Thanx, Don, for the pointer. As I'm not in a hurry with converting, I'll thoroughly browse the reference you've given. >Cheers & Good Luck! >-Don Spoon- Cheers, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
