> > Seriously, it's fine. Do an 'expert' install rather than the > standard install and root / normal user is setup normally. Do a > 'server-expert' install and you get no GNOME or X. If you avoid > the hand-holding Ubuntu does, it's close enough to Debian not to > notice most of the time.
i'm game, but i also hear that some people regard ubuntu as undermining debian, creating schism. i haven't been paying much attention to the issue. frankly, both exim or postfix, cyrus, firefox and eclipse run fine under gnome, and that was good enough for me. > > Anyway, I suggest you try this unofficial Sarge install CD which > uses the 2.6.12 kernel: http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/amd64/ > Ubuntu uses 2.6.12 too, and you know that works - maybe your > hardware just wants a slightly more modern kernel to install > successfully. great. thanks much. -a > > Andrew Preater > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
