Re: begginner
cc wrote:
>
> I am running window 95 and I have 2 hard drive. The 1st is a 2 gig and it is
> partitioned. My d drive is 1 gig and where I want to install debian. Will I
> be able to do this safely. I want to have the choice of which one I want run
> or if it is possible to be able to run debian and also windows 95 at the
> same time.
> I would also like to know what I will need in order to connect to the
> internet using debian and how to do it.
>
Yes you can safely put deb on one drive and keep win on the other.
Using lilo (linux loader) you can choose which (win/deb) to run at boot
time, but no you can't run both simultaneously.
As for the internet, well that's a pretty broad question. You don't need
any other software, at least. Debian comes with all the software you need
for this. As for "how to do it", well thats a *really* broad question :-).
If your getting deb on a cd distribution, look for some kind of
documentation directory on the cd(s). You should find somewhere, a whole
bunch of FAQs, HowTos and other documentation. Look for ones about
NetWorking/Internet. If your getting internet access thru an ISP via a
dialup connection, you should start with docs about PPP, as that is what
you'll need with debian (PPP is a communications protocol which is the
favored way to connect with ISPs). If all of this gibberish to you, you
should realy start at the beginning with a good book on Linux (as a lot of
us did; I've go a stack of books about Linux and Unix in general).
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Ed
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