Re: Fwd: debian live usb - What do I download?
On Tue 26 Feb 2013 at 15:04:34 -0400, Ben Armstrong wrote:
> Forwarding this to the web team (of which I also happen to be a member,
> so I'll likely follow up as soon as I have time).
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: debian live usb - What do I download?
> Resent-Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:36:53 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-live@lists.debian.org
> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:36:33 -0500
> From: Mark Filipak <markfilipak.linux@gmail.com>
> To: debian-live@lists.debian.org
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> 4 - I see "CD/DVD/USB (via BitTorrent)". Below it, I click the 'amd64'
> link. I'm taken here:
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/bt-hybrid/
>
> 5 - On that page I'm presented with the following list:
>
> debian-live-6.0.6-amd64-gnome-desktop.iso.torrent
> debian-live-6.0.6-amd64-kde-desktop.iso.torrent
> debian-live-6.0.6-amd64-lxde-desktop.iso.torrent
> debian-live-6.0.6-amd64-rescue.iso.torrent
> debian-live-6.0.6-amd64-standard.iso.torrent
> debian-live-6.0.6-amd64-xfce-desktop.iso.torrent
>
> What do I download? Can't I decide on desktop later? Why do all Linux
> sites seem to talk around subjects without really saying anything?
I think the description of what the "flavors" provide is clear - four
images with desktops and two without. So forget about 1, 2, 3 and 6 in
the list above. The rescue image doesn't seem a likely candidate for you
to get. By elimination you want the text mode standard image.
> Thanks for any help you can give - Mark.
There you are; you can now get the show on the road.
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