On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 5:44 AM, Klistvud <quotati...@aliceadsl.fr> wrote: > Dne, 13. 02. 2011 10:39:20 je Travis napisal(a): >> >> any ways, do an install with b43 wireless card and don't feed it >> firmware. >> this breaks the network and then the updates and then the voltial line in >> apt sources. > > The move towards a firmware-free kernel was quite prominently advertised on > Debian-related sites and in articles all over the Internet. While it poses > practical challenges to the average user, it is welcomed as a move in the > right direction by many Debian users, me humbly included. > >> in other words >> if someone attempts to install debian on a laptop its going to be a bitch >> to get working if they haven't used linux for years. > > Agreed, Debian is somewhat messy to install without a working Internet > connection. It was the same with Lenny. If you want an out-of-the-box Debian > for Dummies, just install Ubuntu.
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