On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 09:15, John Hechtman wrote: > Now I've dl'd the Debian CD iso images and burned them to disks. > This is with the 'Woody' 30r2-i386 set of seven CD's, plus the updates > CD.
Are you intending this installation to be used for a production server, or for a personal desktop? If you want a production server, you'll have to persist with Debian 3.0 (aka woody). The install procedure is difficult, but the resulting installation is very stable and secure. If you want a desktop, or a more experimental server, then you should download the installer for the Debian Testing release (aka "Sarge"). The packages installed are far more up-to-date, and the install procedure is light-years ahead of the old installer. The only disadvantage is that the occasional package doesn't work (the dangers of using what is effectively a "beta" release). Search for "debian-installer" on the www.debian.org home page for links to the latest releases. Note that the installer is just a single CD, and the rest of the OS gets downloaded over the internet, so you'll need a decent network connection if you want to do this. There are ways to download CDs of "testing"; see documentation for "jigdo" which should be linked somewhere from the main page. Regards, Simon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
