[aclug-L] Re: Getting Linux [ Was: Debian is `Favorite Distribu tion ' according to Li nux Joural ]

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

heh...  The second Debian CD is not required for installation... but it's
certianly nice to have (at least IMO).

I can make some copies of Debian 2.1 to bring to the next ACLUG meeting...
but that's not for another 2.5 weeks or so...


On Sat, Jan 01, 2000 at 12:52:59AM -0600, Michael Holmes wrote:
> CHEAP BYTES ONLY SENT ME ONE CD, MAYBE THAT IS WHY IT HAS NEVER WANTED TO 
> INSTALL.  I
> JUST FIGURED THAT DEBIAN WAS A PROBLEM TO INSTALL. I GUESS I CAN ONLY SUPPLY 
> THE RED
> HAT.  I AM NOW IN THE MARKET FOR A COPY OF DEBIAN 2.1 !!  I WOULD LIKE TO 
> LEARN HOW TO
> USE IT ALSO.
> 
> MIKE
> 
> Jonathan Hall wrote:
> 
> > Debian 2.1 comes with 2 binary CDs.
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 08:03:19PM -0600, Michael Holmes wrote:
> > > I am laid up this week -- post surgery-- I have both red hat 6.2 & debian 
> > > 2.1 and
> > > I have a cd burner.  If you stop by wal mart (are anywhere that sells 
> > > blank CDr's
> > > ) and come by here.  Red hat is 1 bin, one source and 3 archives(mirror of
> > > sunsite) or Debian 2.1 1 bin and 2 source.  Email me for directions.  I 
> > > have
> > > debian, but still have not been able to successfully get it installed 
> > > yet.  But,
> > > I can make copies, I am just low on cdr's.
> > >
> > > Mike (maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx)
> > >
> > > Jonathan Hall wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hmmm.  I've installed Debian numberous times over 28.8 modem... usually 
> > > > only
> > > > took 10-12 hours.
> > > >
> > > > That was an older version (1.3).  2.1 over a ~56k connection has taken 
> > > > about
> > > > the same time for me more recently.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 12:41:43PM -0600, glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > > On 29 Dec, Clint A. Brubakken wrote:
> > > > > > Another alternative is you can instal by ftp for debian.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You will need to make 7 disks for the base system, and after that 
> > > > > > use apt
> > > > > > and dselect to install other packages, when you need them.
> > > > >
> > > > > that's pretty much what i did on one of the computers at Tabor...  
> > > > > took
> > > > > almost a day and a half on their 512k connection...   don't even want
> > > > > to THINK how long that would take on my ~56k connection!  : ^ )
> > > > >
> > > > > jesse
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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> > > > >
> > > > > Must destroy mankind!  (His watch
> > > > > alarm goes off)  Ooh, lunchtime!
> > > > >
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> > > > >                  Homer Goes To College
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