Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote, On 03/07/2014 09:06 AM: > So Patrick, Jonathan's right: Don't be afraid to ask any questions. > Ignore any useless answers.
Yes, the pithy answer to my original question is: When you boot from the Debian CD, chose the 64-bit option. Don't just press Enter on the top "Install" option. That will give you a 32 bit install. And the lesson learned is: Pay attention to the menus, even if you are in a hurry because you have serious work to do, and TWO of your machines are going pear-shaped on you, losing functionality in Gnome, and losing fonts in Terminal. STILL look at the menus. I've been using some flavor of Unix since 1981, though I haven't practiced installation nearly enough. I'm doing a lot of that these days, and I'm documenting all the things I need to do to re-create my entire environment, including all sorts of personal notes such as: $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install gecko-mediaplayer $ sudo apt-get install openssh-server $ cd .ssh $ scp laptop:.ssh/id_rsa . $ scp laptop:.ssh/id_rsa.pub . $ cat id_rsa.pub >>authorized_keys $ cd $ sudo apt-get install keychain $ scp laptop:.bash_aliases . $ scp laptop:.exrc . $ sudo apt-get install vim # the version with syntax highlighting $ sudo apt-get install rsync $ rsync -avz laptop:.gnupg . $ sudo apt-get install icedove $ rsync -avz laptop:.icedove . $ rsync -avz --delete laptop:.mozilla . $ rsync -avz laptop:.purple . # ... install gcc, extra perl modules, etc. etc. Also little details like on the laptop having to add "non-free" to /etc/apt/sources.lst and then: $ sudo apt-get install firmware-iwlwifi Once I get all this down to a science I may post my exact steps on my web site. -- Patrick P.S. One of these days I need to try building the entire kernel, OS, and all packages from source code. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5319e71f.40...@rayservers.net
