Re: Help: Easy Questions
Ian Comley writes:
>
> I am planning to install a second hard disk on my machine and install Linux on
> that. I wondered if some bored individuals could answer a couple of simple
> questions:
>
> Is installing a second hard drive easy - ie. do I just need to buy a new drive
> and no other hardware, or is there something else involved?
I assume your talking about IDE drives. Well you need an IDE cable with
2 connectors obviously, and the drive you buy needs to be able to
be master or slave to the other drive, this doesn't always work
with some drives. IDE is such a wonderful "standard" ain't it ;)
> Does LateX come with Linux, or do I have to get that from somewhere else?
Yes there is a latex package for debian.
Andrew
--
Dehydration - 34%, Recollection of previous evening - 2%, embarrassment
factor - 91%. Advise repair schedule:- off line for 36 hours, re-boot
startup disk, and replace head - wow, what a night!
-- Kryten in Red Dwarf `The Last Day'
Andrew Howell andrew@it.com.au
Perth, Western Australia howellaa@cs.curtin.edu.au
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