on Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 09:40:59AM -0800, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hi Richard, > > I would suggest that you DON'T install everything :) Yes, you have the > room, and probably the box, but are you prepared to config many many new > applications, many of which you will not even have the remotest clue > what it is?! Just my 2 cents worth. > > Personally, I think I could get by with far far less then what a > traditional install provides. When I do installs now, I just kinda > peck and choose.
Very strong second on this. My suggestion for a new box, particularly if network connectivity is reasonably constant, is to install *only* the base system, then apt-get individual packages (or groups at one time, or, in some cases, tasks), as you find you want some functionality. You'll find that it takes a while longer to get your system up and running (in the future you can use apt-get --get-selections > file and apt-get --set-selections < file to transfer package lists to other hosts), but you have much better control and a much better understanding of what you have. With Debian, it's trivial to install new software you want to explore or evaluate: 'apt-get install foo' and you've got foo. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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