I don't intend to flame anybody's favourite OS or distribution, but before you go for Mepis read this http://madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=6404 for some additional information. Why not go for Debian itself (speaks the man who's currently using Ubuntu). Or Kubuntu.
Over and out. On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 11:41 -0600, Anthony Simonelli wrote: > If you must use a Debian-based GNU/Linux then you should try Mepis > (www.mepis.org). You should give MepisLite a try since it seems to work the > best on old and new hardware and is very close to a Desktop installation of > Debian Sarge, the stable release of Debian. It even uses Debian repositories > for it's programs. There are some user-friendly features too for configuring > your network settings (wireless too). You can purchase a copy for $15.00 > which is very reasonable, but that isn't a requirement. > > I bought the book "Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Bible. It helped out a lot by > covering a lot of different topics, including installing Debian Sarge (which > really isn't hard at all) as well as many other Open Source projects like > Apache, Exim4, etc... > > On Monday 13 March 2006 12:59 am, Rocky Ou wrote: > > Hey list, > > > > I'm a newbie to linux. By googling and friends recomendation, It seems > > debian will be my best choice. Did anyone do the Kanotix HD installation > > before? If so could you give me some advise? I want to have a dual-boot > > system on my Dell inspiron 2200 laptop. > > > > Where can I get resources to grasb the basic philosiphy of Debian. What is > > /etc /var etc directory mean. Why Debian has so many directories instead of > > one? What's the information in the respective directory? > > > > If any body could give me some advise on learning to use Debian wisely, I > > would appreciate it? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > Kind Regards, B.Hoffmann Linux User #398054 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
