See: http://www.damtek.com/D-I.php use this as a guide, try to get Sarge if you can, and you can pretty much just follow it, only if you use the CD, then make that change in the apt-sources part, i.e. pick CD, not the internet. If you can not get Sarge, then you can still use my howto as a general guide, a couple well placed guesses should get you through. When you get to the place of picking the load-out, pick Desktop and you will be done! HTH > > From: Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/09/16 Fri AM 11:12:42 EDT > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Overwhelmed newbie > > Fritz Brown wrote: > > Help! I have recently begun an attempt to install Debian on a Sony laptop > > (Mobile AMD K6-2 550MHz, 64MB RAM), and am thoroughly overwhelmed with > > choices about which I know nothing! > > > > I only need the ability to dial-up and network, surf the internet (I have > > Opera for Linux ready to install), and do some Office type stuff (I have > > OpenOffice for Linux ready to install, as well) at this point. But, when > > installing, I am faced with long lists of packages that I must choose > > whether to install. Can anybody give me a good list of what to choose? I > > am installing Debian 3.0 r4 i3. > > First of all, you're trying to install the old version of Debian. You'll > want to install version 3.1r0a (sarge). The installer is much better than > 3.0. Also, on the installation, I'd just install the "desktop" option. If > you need any packages later, I'd just use aptitude or synaptic to install > the packages you want. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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