On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 12:58:50AM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > --- 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. >
Yes, and most of the advice given on this list is also 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. On my SCSI machine I cannot boot from the first CD, like I said. If he has a pure SCSI machine, including a real SCSI CD reader, he will need more than the first CD. > > > 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. > Debian 'testing' is as stable as most other distributions main line version. Only after a newbie has gained some experience with Debian will he become aware of the real value of real stability. > > 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. > Knoppix is 'unofficial' Debian, IMHO. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
