On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 12:17:46PM -0800, Colin Gibson wrote: > I am interested in downloading debian linux simply to > try the operating system out. > > If possible I would like to download only what is > absolutely necessary (as well as a few of the programs > to test). > > Therefore I would like to know which of the cd's would > cater for this, if possible. > > Sometimes some cd's are only extra for other bits and > bobs, however, for simply testing the OS these would > not be worth the trouble of downloading.
I highly recommend downloading knoppix. It's a quick way to try out something that is very close to a Debian system with little fuss. It's a liveCD, which means that you can just boot the computer with the CD in the drive, and it will load a fully functional system. You'll be able to find the iso's linked from www.knoppix.org. - David Nusinow
