On Thu February 15 2007 18:25, rocky wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm going install debian testing on my Dell Inpiron 1300. I'm going to > make it a dual boot system. Right now I have Windows XP home edtion > loaded on the laptop. And the 60 GB hard driver is not partitioned. > Can any of you help me on the following please? > > 1, How can I free some space for Debian installation? What are the > tools I need to use? Do I need to go into DOS consle to achieve this?
The installer will give you an opportunity to create or format a partition to install debian. Don't format anything you plan on keeping.. ;) > 2, I have broad band internet connection. It is not easy for me to get > a full installation CD. Therefore, I decided to use netinstall CD. But > there's no Netinstall CD for testing package. The workaround I can > think of is using Netinstall for Stable to install the base system and > upgrade to Testing ditribution. Is this the right way? There are a few net install images for etch. Look here.. http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/ > 3, What is the best way for me to find out which is the fastest mirror > for me to download the Testing distribute packages? There is a package called aptspy that will find a good fast mirror for you. I don't think that will help much until you get your debian system up and running though. The installer will also let you choose from a list of mirrors, just try one close to home. I find the .edu ones are good but YMMV. > 4, What if I want install FreeBSD as the third Operating system on my > laptop? What is the best partition plan? Just leave some space on your drive to install whatever else you'd like later on. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
