[aclug-L] Re: setting up new computer

[<tom@xxxxxxxxx>]

put the cd in the drive and turn it on.

On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, John Reinke wrote:

> Forgive the simplicity of this post, but I've always worked with PCs that
> already had some OS installed, and I now have a new computer. It has a
> CD-ROM drive, a floppy, and an empty 13 gig hard drive, and I need to
> install Linux. All I have is the Red Hat 6 CD that came with the computer,
> although I hope to graduate to Debian ASAP. (I should mention that I just
> got cable modem access, so that can be used for large downloads if needed.)
> 
> Um.. er.. where do I start?
> 
> Thanks,
> John Reinke
> 
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