>-bob jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > #2: Unfortunately, a fiasco with some bad ram from a friend crashed my > system and I was forced to reinstall. Furthermore, when I tried > reinstalling Debian, my stupid cd drive screwed up and scratched the > disk so it can't be read by the computer (everything works fine up > until the actual decoding of the packages). How would I get a free > version of Debian via PPP?
You'll find everything on ftp.debian.org and non-us.debian.org. If you get the installation instructions (on www.debian.org somewhere) you'll find a list of the files you need to begin with. After that you can download packages and install (preferably with apt). > #3: Due to the CD incident, I had to go back and install RedHat 5.2. > Can I download specific Debian packages from the web and install them > from this platform. If so, how? If you mean install them on the RH box: I wouldn't do that. It will probably create chaos. If you mean download Debian packages and install a Debian system: Certainly. I believe the installation docs has the info (use dd to write the floppies). Feel free to ask again if I have failed to understand your questions. -- Making main a void function isn't really bad. The only drawback is that the compiler is free to generate instructions that launch nuclear missiles (if you have the necessary hardware), drown your gold fish or turn your keyboard into a hungry polar bear.
