On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 at 22:40 GMT, Andreas Janssen penned: > Hello > > Curtis (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > >> I've downloaded the debian isos, burning them afterwards, but before >> I take the plunge into switching, is there anything to prepare? This >> is my first time switching distros on a computer. Any pitfalls to >> avoid. By the way, I wanted to do a netinstall, so I only have to >> use the first cd. > > You should backup the configuration data of your current system. You > will probably have to manually select some things that were > automagically configured in Red Hat, like modules for your sound/net > devices or the XFree configuration (especially the XFree driver and > the frequencies of your monitors from the old configuration file will > be helpfull when you setup XFree in Debian). Also, Debian will use an > 2.2 kernel for installation by default. Maybe you want to use the 2.4 > installation kernel. Read the instructions when you boot from the CD, > they will tell you how to select the installation kernel. > > best regards Andreas Janssen >
I converted from RH to Debian several years ago. All of the config files from /etc/* worked fine, iirc, but they didn't always go in the same place. Some judicious use of the 'find' command should do wonders. -- monique Unless you need to share ultra-sensitive super-spy stuff with me, please don't email me directly. I will most likely see your post before I read your mail, anyway. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
