On 18 Nov 2002 21:48:36 -0600, ZephyrQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've pretty much decided to take the Debian plunge, but now I need some > direction. > > Is it better to wipe my partition clean (it has SuSE 8 right now) and > then install? My /home partition is on another physical drive (for now) > so it will be fine, but what about other packages I have installed? > Save the tarballs and burn a CD? > > Also, who should I get the distribution from? I have a slow dial-up > connection, so downloading a whole system (with OOffice) is a bit > unweildy. I would also like a *little* dead-tree documentation to help > me through the install as I have heard it is a bear to accomplish. > Along those lines, should I perhaps get Libranet? Or is the basic > install intuitive enough for me to walk through (4+ years with linux, > never re-compiled a kernal but did most everything else)? > > Finally, what problems should I expect and what is the best way to > correct (if possible)? > > Thank you. >
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