Abner Gershon wrote: > > I just can't take it anymore! My $2000.00 Dell PC with > 256 meg RAM running MS Windows ME crashes hourly at > least. I am ready to take the plunge and give Linux a > try. > > I am a professional but not in computers. Is it > possible for a mere mortal to install Debian on his > desktop PC in dual boot configuration with MS Windows? > Robin Rowe called the Debian installation, "sys admin > hell," in March 2001 Linux Journal. I bought that > issue to learn tips about the installation but found > the article too superficial to be of much help. Where > can I find/buy simple step by step accurate directions > for installation of Debian Linux on a PC? Should I > give Red Hat a try first?
well, if you want to install linux the redhat might be a better choice. However if you plan to use it as well (= update it, (un)install software) etc. there is no competition to debian. IMO. there is quite a lot of docs on www.debian.org and elsewhere on the net. If you want something relatively authoritative and printed I guess the o'reilly debian book is OK (I haven't read it, just judging by reputation of o'reilly). See: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/debian/ the whole books seems to be online (click on Online book link on the URL above) hint: the installation process is not that bad, just don't play with dselect too much (IMO example of _extremely_ bad user interface), after installation use aptitude or apt-get or similar tools to install/uninstall software (they all use the same underlying mechanizm just provide different user interfaces) erik
