%% Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> You can try installing a base potato system, then dist-upgrade to >> woody. This has worked for me on several systems.
hp> A couple of posters have mentioned a network install. Where are hp> the details spelled out? Are we talking installing from a running hp> machine? Already network enabled? My situation is that I have 2 hp> desktops before me. A full well used redhat 7.1 on one machine hp> and A solaris x86 on another. The solaris (intel) has a second hp> disk that had a skeleton install of Redhat on it before I began my hp> adventures. hp> I wanted to install Woody in its place. This is how I installed Woody on an old laptop just a few weeks ago. I did it in less than two hours, including download time (it was at work so I have a good net connection :). Go to www.cheapbytes.com (or similar) and dish out $5 or so for the Debian 2.2 (if you don't like the name "Potato" :)) CDs. I've always been very happy with them and I get their stuff within a few days, max. Pop in the CD, and install the most minimal 2.2 system you can get away with; no X, no printing, no Samba, no Apache... just the kernel, base packages, and the network. If you have problems with the network, post; but it should work without too many problems. Then, set up APT; edit /etc/apt/sources.list and put these two lines in it: deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian woody main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US main contrib non-free Or you can pick other mirrors; there's a list at debian.org Now run "apt-get update" to download the latest table of contents for Woody packages, then install the latest version of apt first: # apt-get install apt apt-utils Once you've got that, you can install the rest of the updates: # apt-get dist-upgrade Now you should have a completely Woody-based basic system. Use "apt-get install" to install everything else you want, or else install a possibly more user-friendly tool like aptitude to install the rest of the packages you want. HTH! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT--HA Software Mthds & Tools "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them.
