[This message has also been posted.] In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, dhiraj kiran wrote: > Hello, > I have a query pertaining to Debian Linux > installation. > For the complete installation of Debian Linux(on line > installation), is it a must that I have a LAN internet > connection? The installation manual clearly indicates > that the essential prerequisite for installation is > having a network card. Can I do the installation > through a dialup connection, since I do not have an > ethernet(n/w) card and mine is a standalone PC?
I've done it. You can do it if you're patient. The main issue is the security. If you install from a 3.0r1 CD set, or one of the network install ISOs you can find on line, you will have a system with known security holes. If you connect it to the Internet to pull down the rest of the system, crackers can find you before you've got the security upgrades. Just don't install any servers and you'll be okay. No sshd, no httpd, no named, no ftpd. You will have to install an email server (exim) because other stuff depends on it. Just comment out its line in /etc/inetd.conf and stop the deamon (type "/etc/init.d/exim stop") before you go on line and you'll be fine. Cameron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
