Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-30 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:21:48 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > I downloaded a 770MB file titled > debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.Got some > surprises :< (...) You will get what you expect if you grab the ISO file from Debian site. Other sites can be hosting different fl

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-28 Thread Lisi
On Friday 27 January 2012 02:48:07 Scott Ferguson wrote: > ; ADRIANE > (a truly astonishing work). Yes, brilliant. :-) Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debi

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-27 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Jo, 26 ian 12, 22:03:01, Tom H wrote: > > I don't know why Debian's chosen not to include NM on its LXDE Live CD > but it's just a "apt-get update && apt-get install network-manager" > away for your corner case. One of the goals of Debian Live is to use as much as possible unmodified packages

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 27/01/12 03:19, Richard Owlett wrote: > Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 25/01/12 06:21, Richard Owlett wrote: >>> I downloaded a 770MB file titled >>> debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.Got some >>> surprises :< >>> >>> [SNIP] >> >>> there is no app for >>> configuring a poss

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 27/01/12 09:33, Lisi wrote: > On Thursday 26 January 2012 22:03:01 Tom H wrote: >> To Lisi: I don't really see the advantage of Knoppix of the Live CDs >> of Debian/Fedora/Ubuntu in any of the four DE flavors. It's just a >> question of habit and preference. > > Yes, I like it better. In the p

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Lisi
On Thursday 26 January 2012 22:03:01 Tom H wrote: > To Lisi: I don't really see the advantage of Knoppix of the Live CDs > of Debian/Fedora/Ubuntu in any of the four DE flavors. It's just a > question of habit and preference. Yes, I like it better. In the past it was generally accepted as the bes

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Lisi wrote: > On Thursday 26 January 2012 16:19:06 Richard Owlett wrote: >> Scott Ferguson wrote: >> > On 25/01/12 06:21, Richard Owlett wrote: >> >> I downloaded a 770MB file titled >> >> debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.Got some >> >> su

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Jo, 26 ian 12, 10:19:06, Richard Owlett wrote: > > But that's not relevant. I am not ready to commit to installing yet. > I wish to verify that in can operate with my hardware. Specifically > connect to internet via my USB Analog Modem (it's *NOT* a winmodem > ;) > You later define a live CD a

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:19:06 -0600, Richard wrote in message <4f217cfa.1050...@pcnetinc.com>: > Scott Ferguson wrote: > > On 25/01/12 06:21, Richard Owlett wrote: > >> I downloaded a 770MB file titled > >> debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.Got some > >> surprises :< > >>

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Patrick Bartek
> Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 25/01/12 06:21, Richard Owlett wrote: >>> I downloaded a 770MB file titled >>> debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.    Got some >>> surprises :< >>> >>> [SNIP] >> >>> there is no app for >>> configuring a possible connection to the internet

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Lisi
On Thursday 26 January 2012 16:19:06 Richard Owlett wrote: > Scott Ferguson wrote: > > On 25/01/12 06:21, Richard Owlett wrote: > >> I downloaded a 770MB file titled > >> debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.Got some > >> surprises :< > >> > >> [SNIP] > >> > >> there is no app

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Richard Owlett
Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: > Yes. A so-called "live CD", or more precisely, a "live system", is a > complete system prepared for a CD, DVD, USB key or other medium. > _*You*_ do not need to install anything on the hard drive. Instead > you boot from the CD or other medium and _*

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-26 Thread Richard Owlett
Scott Ferguson wrote: On 25/01/12 06:21, Richard Owlett wrote: I downloaded a 770MB file titled debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.Got some surprises :< [SNIP] there is no app for configuring a possible connection to the internet. Launcher: In addition to text and G

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-24 Thread Umarzuki Mochlis
> > Yes. A so-called "live CD", or more precisely, a "live system", is a > > complete system prepared for a CD, DVD, USB key or other medium. > > _*You*_ do not need to install anything on the hard drive. Instead > > you boot from the CD or other medium and _*are able to start working > > on the ma

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-24 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 25/01/12 06:21, Richard Owlett wrote: > I downloaded a 770MB file titled > debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.Got some > surprises :< > > Inspite of http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#live-cd stating in part: Consider reading all the FAQ - instead of just part. If you're go

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-24 Thread steef
Richard Owlett schreef: I downloaded a 770MB file titled debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD. Got some surprises :< Inspite of http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#live-cd stating in part: " Is a Debian "live CD" available? Yes. A so-called "live CD", or more precisely, a "live sys

Re: Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-24 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 24 ian 12, 13:21:48, Richard Owlett wrote: > I downloaded a 770MB file titled > debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . > Burned a DVD.Got some surprises :< ... > Evidently "start working right away" means using an open office app. > [a suite that is irrelevant for me] > Not only is t

Just what does _DEBIAN_ mean by "live"

2012-01-24 Thread Richard Owlett
I downloaded a 770MB file titled debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso . Burned a DVD.Got some surprises :< Inspite of http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#live-cd stating in part: " Is a Debian "live CD" available? Yes. A so-called "live CD", or more precisely, a "live system", is a comple