Re: Help on strategy for debian install needed

2001-02-10 Thread kmself
on Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 09:40:59AM -0800, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hi Richard, > > I would suggest that you DON'T install everything :) Yes, you have the > room, and probably the box, but are you prepared to config many many new > applications, many of which you wil

Re: Help on strategy for debian install needed

2001-02-09 Thread uklinux
Are there major disadvantages with this approach? > > > > First off please set your mail client to wrap at 72 characters when > sending to this list. Sorry, but I'm using an unfamiliar Windows machine.I hope this reply is better. Thanks for your comments. > > Finally, one specific query: I have a

Re: Help on strategy for debian install needed

2001-02-09 Thread Jaye Inabnit ke6sls
Hi Richard, I would suggest that you DON'T install everything :) Yes, you have the room, and probably the box, but are you prepared to config many many new applications, many of which you will not even have the remotest clue what it is?! Just my 2 cents worth. Personally, I think I could get

Re: Help on strategy for debian install needed

2001-02-09 Thread Andreas Rath
Am Freitag, 9. Februar 2001 15:22 schrieb uklinux: > Finally, one specific query: I have a Matrox G450. There have been some > comments from people implying that the drivers for this are (a) not very > good (b) only work with XFree 4.xx. Could someone tell me whether this is > just a 3D acceler

Re: OT: quoted-printable (was Help on strategy for debian install needed)

2001-02-09 Thread Alan Shutko
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin Watson) writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >First off please set your mail client to wrap at 72 characters when > >sending to this list. > > Looking at his original mail, it was indeed wrapped, although it was in > quoted-printable. Perhaps your mail client displays tha

Re: Help on strategy for debian install needed

2001-02-09 Thread mike polniak
uklinux wrote: > > Finally, one specific query: I have a Matrox G450. There have been some co mments from people implying that the drivers for this are (a) not very good (b) only work with XFree 4.xx. Could someone tell me whether this is just a 3D acceleration issue? I'm not overly concerned

OT: quoted-printable (was Help on strategy for debian install needed)

2001-02-09 Thread Colin Watson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >First off please set your mail client to wrap at 72 characters when >sending to this list. Looking at his original mail, it was indeed wrapped, although it was in quoted-printable. Perhaps your mail client displays that in a misleading way. Not posting in text and HTML w

Re: Help on strategy for debian install needed

2001-02-09 Thread Colin Watson
"uklinux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I should really appreciate some guidance on the strategy for >installation. I assume that most people select specific packages for >installation, but my instincts are to install everything (plenty of disk >space), live with it for a while, and then remove what

Re: Help on strategy for debian install needed

2001-02-09 Thread ktb
On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 02:22:56PM -, uklinux wrote: > Hi: > > I'm about to install Debian 2.2r2 from CDs for the first time. I have no > previous Debian experience, but have some experience with Mandrake 7.0. > > I should really appreciate some guidance on the strategy for installation. I

Help on strategy for debian install needed

2001-02-09 Thread uklinux
Hi:   I'm about to install Debian 2.2r2 from CDs for the first time.  I have no previous Debian experience, but have some experience with Mandrake 7.0.   I should really appreciate some guidance on the strategy for installation.  I assume that most people select specific packages for install