On Fri, 04 Apr 2003 12:46:50 +0200
Pavel Tavoda <Pavel.Tavoda@vvexpert.sk> wrote:
I'm new to Debian. I'm long time (around 6 years) RedHat/Slackware
user. I'm very unsatisfied with release 9 of RedHat and I decided to try
out some new maybe more actual distribution.
Yesterday I download all images of Debian 'sarge' distribution and tryed
to install it on my laptop from CDs. I burned sarge-i386-1.iso inserted
to CD-ROM and boot via 'cdrom' after some questions about level ... I
got 3 item menu:
1: .. mount CDROM ...
2: exit installation
3: start shell
Get another CD. :)
I have not been able to install Sarge on any computer -- mine or anyone
else's.
Better is to install Sarge from a Woody CD. (I'm guessing you have a good
fast network connection.) Here is one place to get Woody r1 (get only the
first CD):
http://ftp.linuxarkivet.nu/pub/iso/debian/3.0_r1/i386/
At the "boot:" prompt type "bf24" to install with a 2.4 kernel.
Make sure you configure the network and your connection works. When you are
asked how you want to get packages to install, say http, and choose a mirror
from the list you'll be given. Do not select "security updates from stable".
Do not install any tasks from tasksel; do not run dselect at all.
After your installation is complete, edit /etc/apt/sources.list and change
each occurrence of "stable" to "testing".
Do "apt-get update" followed by "apt-get install apt dpkg debconf tasksel
aptitude".
Then do "apt-get dist-upgrade".
When this finishes you should have a basic Sarge system; you can run
"tasksel" to choose major groups of packages to install. Run "aptitude" to
go down the list of available packages and choose the exact packages you
want.
Kevin