--- Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Woody CDs amount to about 4.5GB. Sarge doesn't have a CD set yet (I > think), but does have a new net install CD image (ie one CD only).
ISOs do exist, but they're unofficial. > 12 GB per month seems to me to be not an important issue. Also, > for Woody, you do _not_ need all those CDs to install. Most people > need only the first CD. I needed the first and second on one machine > because it happened to be pure SCSI, and 1st Woody CD only boots > using IDE. You only need the first CD if you want to install, or have the luxury to, over the net. > Upgrading from Woody to Sarge is easy, but takes an hour or so. If you > are new to Debian, and hope to commit to it, either version is OK as a > start. With Sarge you get a head start on using the version that will I disagree there. "testing" is just that -- not perfect, which means situations can arise that you won't get using stable. > You might also consider using Knoppix or some other 'live CD' version > of Debian. This gets you up and running quickly, but the transition Let's clear this one up, *not* "version of Debian", "based on Debian". Knoppix is not Debian. -- Thomas Adam ===== "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net "<shrug> We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get better. The experience will probably kill you. :)" -- Benjamin A. Okopnik (Linux Gazette Technical Editor) ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
