On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 10:59:02PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote:
> Big question here--NVidia drivers. Does Debian handle them well?
I've installed them several times now, and have yet to run into any
problems. Debian has nvidia package as well to track them, as
mentioned.
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On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 09:22, Rob Weir wrote:
> > I'm coming from SuSE 8.0 and have been increasingly frustrated with the
> > direction SuSE is going (first installed SuSE 5 years ago) and several
> > have suggested that Debian was the way for me to go. I am looking for
> > the following:
> >
Colin you are factually correct ...
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 08:02:31PM +, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 12:31:38PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-11 02:22:22 +1100]:
> > > If you don't like graphical logins, then don't install (x|k|g)dm.
> >
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 12:31:38PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-11 02:22:22 +1100]:
> > If you don't like graphical logins, then don't install (x|k|g)dm.
> > Surely Suse doesn't actually mandate a graphical login manager?
>
> A very, very small nit. On Debian x
Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-11 02:22:22 +1100]:
> > --more control over boot process and graphical logins (I hate it)
>
> If you don't like graphical logins, then don't install (x|k|g)dm.
> Surely Suse doesn't actually mandate a graphical login manager?
A very, very small nit. On D
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 07:11:18PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote:
> ...and I need some feedback, if you please.
>
> I'm coming from SuSE 8.0 and have been increasingly frustrated with the
> direction SuSE is going (first installed SuSE 5 years ago) and several
> have suggested that Debian was t
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 07:11:18PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote:
> I'm coming from SuSE 8.0 and have been increasingly frustrated with the
> direction SuSE is going (first installed SuSE 5 years ago) and several
> have suggested that Debian was the way for me to go. I am looking for
> the following:
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 10:59:02PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 19:26, nate wrote:
> > debian does not have a slick install. It is very easy to install
> > and configure provided your using supported hardware(this is the
> > single biggest obstacle to debian I believe is the suppor
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 10:59:02PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote:
> Big question here--NVidia drivers. Does Debian handle them well?
I hadn't heard about any issues, after all, it's a kernel driver. If
you can compile it, chances are it'll insert.
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On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 19:26, nate wrote:
> debian does not have a slick install. It is very easy to install
> and configure provided your using supported hardware(this is the
> single biggest obstacle to debian I believe is the supported
> hardware). You will have to get your hands dirty while you
On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 19:18, Edward Guldemond wrote:
> > --ability to recover when occasional problems happen (without having to
> > reinstall to recover my X desktop)
>
> What occasional problems might you be having with SuSE? With my
> experiences with Debian, there usually aren't many prob
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 07:11:18PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote:
> --ability to recover when occasional problems happen (without having to
> reinstall to recover my X desktop)
Never had to do this except one time in 1997 from a backup after a
freshman classmate at in high school my sophomore year wh
Hi ZephyrQ & Yall,
good to see another SuSE refugee hereabouts ;-)
I found the
The Very Verbose Debian 3.0 Installation Walkthrough
By Clinton De Young - Posted on 2002-10-27 18:15:48 at OSNews
[http://www.osnews.com/]
most helpfull, as is this list :-)
The only thing I am findin
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 07:11:18PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote:
> --documentation for me to read to help me figure stuff out.
I know debian installer guide, etc. are hard to find :-)
I made one temporary page here.
http://people.debian.org/~osamu/newbie.html
This should guide you through insta
ZephyrQ said:
> --ability to recover when occasional problems happen (without having to
> reinstall to recover my X desktop)
can you give an example of such a problem? I am not aware of any time
I had to reinstall a linux system due to a problem(well to be honest
one time on suse 8 I reinst
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 07:11:18PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote:
> I'm coming from SuSE 8.0 and have been increasingly frustrated with the
> direction SuSE is going (first installed SuSE 5 years ago) and several
> have suggested that Debian was the way for me to go. I am looking for
> the following:
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