My newbie-2-newbie advice: * don't be afraid of Potato; it works well and you can upgrade later if you want.
* The more disk space you have, the better -- especially if you don't yet know what packages you like, a minimal installation can be a little constricting. But like everyone said, you can fit a lot in 600MB, so don't be afraid to go for it. -- Thatcher Ulrich http://tulrich.com On Jul 01, 2002 at 01:05 -0700, Jay wrote: > Cool! well, since I'm new to debian, for now I would rather have an old > stable version than to have to put up with 'unstablelessness'. Once I get > better with it (I plan to learn Python and sharpen my C skills with debian), > I'll get the current Woody. > > Thanks for the info! > > ...In Accordance With The Prophecy. > > Happy Hacking, Bright Blessings and Gentle Breezes! > > -*/ -= )O( Jay )O( =- /*- > > > ~-----Original Message----- > ~From: Chris Howells [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ~Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 12:09 PM > ~To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org > ~Subject: Re: Minimum HD space > ~ > ~ > ~-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > ~Hash: SHA1 > ~ > ~Hi, > ~ > ~On Monday 01 July 2002 4:59 pm, Jay wrote: > ~> Thanks for the bytes Chris, now what do you like about Woody? > ~ > ~Potato (2.2) is considered to be the "stable" distrinution. > ~It's two years old > ~now, the software is extremely out of day. <SNIP> > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
