On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 07:40:51PM -0500, jmullin wrote: > I have been trying for a year to get a Debian distro set up on my > computer. At the NYC Linux World Expo, the was a Debian booth and I > bought the lates Debian CD but when I tried to load it BANG no good.
Debian gives you control. So you need to know how each software should be configured. A bit more work than RH but you know what you installed. > No that the release was no good just it got a littel complicated. > Igot as far a Debian loading to the prompt stage. I just didn't know > how to get the xwindows and GUi set up. Use tasksel to set up. # dselect update # tasksel ... select X, GNOME, KDE, Game :-) > I have installed Red Hat and SuSE with no problem but I want to load > and use Debian but it just AIN'T happening, and I don't know where to > turn. I want to set my school up using Debian Linux but I am becoming > increasingly frustrated, who can I turn to for help. Thanks in advance. First read install manual on CD. Also, my document in testing (or on web) may be useful. http://qref.sf.net Chapter 6, 8 are key here. Cheers. -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ +++++ Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cupertino CA USA, GPG-key: A8061F32 .''`. Debian Reference: post-installation user's guide for non-developers : :' : http://qref.sf.net and http://people.debian.org/~osamu `. `' "Our Priorities are Our Users and Free Software" --- Social Contract -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
