On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 21:50, Joyce, Matthew wrote: > I have been using Debian for about 18 months now. > I like it and prefer it to other dristos I have tried. > > Today I had to install Redhat 9 on a system. > It detected everything. A totally good experience installing this os. > > I'm not saying I will be moving from Debian to redhat, but I do wish Debian > would address the install procedure.
Wow, there must really be something wrong with me, because I actually _like_ the debian installer. I find it simple and flexible. I can't say I have ever tried to install on a machine where I didn't know what hardware was in it... actually I don't think I've ever _had_ a machine where I didn't know what hardware was in it. For me at least, the debian installer, especially netinst, is the easiest way to get where I want to be which is a very base system with a root prompt awaiting my apt-get commands. Sitting through a "please wait while setup probes your hardware" or some such dialog would annoy me when I know that it would take much less time for me to pick the right driver from a list. I imagine that the people who have maintained the debian installer in the past have been in the same camp. They don't need it, so they don't waste time implementing it. -Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
