Re: a beginner user
On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 11:59:06AM -0700, Qi Wu wrote:
> I have a AMD FX64 machine and I want a Linux OS on it. I tried to install
> Suse 10 but it turned out to be unstable. It would reboot itself when I ran
> some program on it. And that's why I changed to Debian since people said it
> is more stable. However, the installation did not seem to be as easy as that
> of Suse. So I am wonder if it is appropiate if I ask some installation
> question here.
>
> I first burn two DVDs and for some reason it did not work. Then I burn a
> net install CD and boot with it. I got the basic installation done! But
> After rebooting, when I tried to install other things, I can't get the
> network working. I tried different mirrow sites, they all failed. So I guess
> it is someting wrong with my config.
amd64 is not an official port (yet) so you have to use a different
mirror. The list in the installer doesn't know that (last I checked
anyhow). You can manually enter amd64.debian.net as the mirror, and it
should work.
> Actually, what I need is simply. A network and a windows manager (KDE) so
> I can run some program like Matlab. The machine is at University, so the
> network should be fine. I just don't know how should I config it. I think I
> should use dhcp. It seems to me that I need to make the internet work at
> first, then I can modify the sources.list and install other things.
>
> Would someone give some clue on how to do it? Thanks in advance.
There are also live CDs for amd64 as far as I know, if you just want
something quick to play with.
Len Sorensen
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