Re: Question about Etch Installation

2008-10-09 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Thu, 9 Oct 2008, Joe Vender wrote: If you are going to install Debian Etch 4.04a (i386) from a complete DVD set and stick with the default installer choices ("Standard System" and "Desktop Environment"), will all of the required packages/files and their dependencies be found on the first DVD,

RE: Question about Etch Installation

2008-10-09 Thread Lalit Dhiri
Unless you have no internet connection on this computer there is little point in using a DVD to install Etch. It's probably better to install using the latest net install CD the minimum and then get the extras you need using apt-get. For example I installed from the Etchnhalf net install CD (n