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> I am fed-up with MS and its products and OS. I've looked to see how to
:)
> get Linux. Unfortunately, I am not familiar at all with files,
> extensions, what how to download and zip, unzip. Can someone tell how
> does this work?
Under Debian, you'll download a set of basic installation files and
then either make a special boot disk or run an installer program. The
program will help you install Debian (including reformatting your hard
drive and installing the basic Debian directories, programs, etc. ...).
There's a really good "How to Install Debian" set of web pages on the
Debian site:
ftp://ftp.debian.org/pub/debian/dists/slink/main/disks-i386/current/install.html
> I read pages and pages as to how to pre-install.... But no one said what
> is the file to download and how to unzip if zipped. I appreciate your
Yes, our files are compressed, but there are some other tricks to them.
We've got a package manager called "dpkg" which does the unzipping and
installing for you. :) You can't use dpkg until you've got the system
installed, though, so you have to follow the directions I just pointed
you to. They'll set up enough of a base system that you'll be able to
use dpkg.
let me know if you need help,
Will
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