On Tue, September 18, 2012 10:35 am, Neal Murphy wrote: > On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 01:06:33 PM Ross Boylan wrote: >> On Tue, 2012-09-18 at 10:03 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: >> > At its root, my objection in this subthread isn't necessarily to the >> > information >> > and functionality available in the current installer, but to the >> > implied >> > statement that "you shouldn't install if you don't have a second, >> > already-working computer" - or at least that, if you try to install >> > without >> > having one, you're doing it wrong. >> >> While having a second computer is both helpful and likely, my somewhat >> dated experience with the installer doesn't suggest it is essential. I >> remember someone saying "a pigeon could install Debian" because if you >> just click to accept the default responses you're likely to end up with >> a reasonable--not necessarily optimal, but reasonable--system. >> >> The pigeon thing is probably a bit strong, since you'll need a machine >> name and possibly networking info, but then you would with MS Windows >> installs too. >> >> Finally, there are two other routes, though probably neither is natural >> for a newbie. You could install a system, use it a bit (to read >> installer docs), and then install again, over the first. Or you could >> make an initial install into a small partition and then do the "real" >> install. > > Or to best learn: install, find the things you missed and did wrong and > install again, then find more things you missed and done did wrong and > install > a third time. Along about now, you'll've a rather firm grasp of the > install > essentials. It's a given that you'll need a local install CD/DVD if you > don't > have a fast internet connection. Or a decent local debian mirror.
That's how I learnt. Repeat installs. And a good way to do it. I can remember downloading the image over a dial-up connection. It took days. Regards, Weaver -- "It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government." -- Thomas Paine -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/40c0591da974c1bfb1b7e1c0398ef008.squir...@fulvetta.riseup.net
