Kent West wrote: > Kent West wrote: > >> Francisco Antônio da Silva Souza wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Vwaju, >>> you can get a live version of Debian in page >>> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current-live/ >>> >>> >> So when I go to this page I get an option of "amd64" or "i386". Which >> one do I want for a general-purpose boot-on-almost-any-machine, >> including an Intel Mac, CD? (I assume since Ubuntu LiveCDs and Knoppix >> LiveCDs, etc, can boot on most any machine, Debian's LiveCD has similar >> capabilities.) >> >> > > >> I'm going to guess that the "amd64" is not just for AMD, but is rather >> for modern chipsets, and I'll download/burn that ISO. (My assumption is >> also based on the idea that "i386" seems antiquated.) If I'm wrong, it's >> just a CD and the time necessary for downloading. >> >> > > Okay, wrong guess. I'll try the "i386" variant now.
> Uh, oh. Now I've got a choice of "bt-cd" or "iso-cd" (as well as a > couple of others). Not knowing what "bt" stands for, I'll guess I'm > supposed to download the "iso-cd". > Apparently the right guess. It burned successfully, at least. -- Kent West <*)))>< http://kentwest.blogspot.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
