Re: First Ever Debian Install: my notes

2003-04-03 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 04:37:45PM -0800, Bill Klintoe wrote: > more options. You can read about debian's > stable/testing/unstable releases on the Debian main > site. Next, I had to make an /etc/apt/preferences file > that looked like this: > > Packa

Re: First Ever Debian Install: my notes

2003-04-02 Thread Brian Gonzales
I too did my first install a few weeks ago. My first install failed because I have an ATA100 drive and the default kernel wouldn't work. After sucessfully loading the 2.4 kernel with Woody, I decided to install everything, fart around see what stuff I liked. My 3rd and final install only has stuff

First Ever Debian Install: my notes

2003-04-02 Thread Bill Klintoe
Hi. I took some personal notes in a message format during my first Debian install. I'm posting them here in case they might help someone else. If I've said anything horribly wrong then sorry. I've only been using Debian for 3 days now. All these notes are my experience and opinion only. If I've vio