On Ma, 11 sep 12, 21:17:52, Lisi wrote: > > Since Squeeze I think that Debian has removed itself from this market. The > main repository and kernel contain only FLOSS software. I.e. many drivers > are missing and have to be separately installed. This is beyond a total > newbie, and I think could not be rendered easily attainable by attaching a > set of instructions. So sadly, I have come to the conclusion that I must > recommend e.g. Linux Mint if any newbie who wishes to self-install were to > ask me for my opinion.
You may not be aware of the unofficial installer that includes firmware: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/ Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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