OK, everybody, THANKS! I finally got it installed without it asking me for all the extra packages (which is where the overwhelming part came in). Now, the only thing is I don't know how to start the GUI. I took most of the default settings (this is Woody, BTW - may try to get Sarge a little later) in the installer, and it comes up to a command line. Do I need to run apt to find a GUI and install it?
Oh yeah, and what is the login for root? I assumed it was "root", but I should abviously read something informative before I go installing new OSs.... Fritz Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fritz Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Overwhelmed newbie Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 17:20:21 +0500 > > 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. > > Please don't make me go back to Windows.... :( > > Thanks in advance. > Fritz Brown > > > -- > ___________________________________________________________ > Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com > http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm
