On Tue, 2012-09-18 at 10:03 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > At its root, my objection in this subthread isn't necessarily to the > information > and functionality available in the current installer, but to the > implied > statement that "you shouldn't install if you don't have a second, > already-working computer" - or at least that, if you try to install > without > having one, you're doing it wrong. While having a second computer is both helpful and likely, my somewhat dated experience with the installer doesn't suggest it is essential. I remember someone saying "a pigeon could install Debian" because if you just click to accept the default responses you're likely to end up with a reasonable--not necessarily optimal, but reasonable--system.
The pigeon thing is probably a bit strong, since you'll need a machine name and possibly networking info, but then you would with MS Windows installs too. Finally, there are two other routes, though probably neither is natural for a newbie. You could install a system, use it a bit (to read installer docs), and then install again, over the first. Or you could make an initial install into a small partition and then do the "real" install. Ross -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1347987993.29465.7.ca...@corn.betterworld.us
