Date sent: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 13:54:02 -0500 From: Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How stable are the XFree86 4 packages? Send reply to: Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 03:56:11AM -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Also, now that I have a good, reliable internet connection, I was > > wondering about installing over the internet - just download the > > base system to start with, and the install-floppies, and let > > apt/dselect get the rest over FTP. Are there any documents about > > this, HOWTOs, stuff like that? > > I'm sure there is info in the Users Guide and/or Installation Guide which > unless I'm mistaken are under the Documentation section on www.debian.org. > > It is pretty easy though ... essentially when you do your base install, you > just have to make sure you load the modules for your nic card or simply run > pppconfig (if you're using a modem), and then add the appropriate entries > into apt-get (ftp://ftp.debian.org...etc) and then apt/dselect will simply > pull everything from the net. > Thanks. I never had an internet connection on the machine I use for Debian before, so all this setting up the internet, and apt-get is very new to me... ----------------------------------------------------- Richard Taylor: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: 16952744 -----------------------------------------------------
