[Fwd: Guidance]
Vitux wrote:
>
> tom@boley.org wrote:
> >
> > I am not sure if I follow all of your questions, but I hope this helps.
> > 1. Your floppy is probably /dev/fd0 or /dev/fd1
> > 2. For a computer the is not connected to the net and being setup by
> > a newbie you really should consider spending the $10 and having the cd
> > available to you. It is much simpler that downloading on another machine and
> > then transfering to your debian gnu/linux box. Yes you can do this directly
> > but since your system is not really setup yet there is a slight catch22 here.
> > Also you are probably going to want to reinstall several times as you learn
> > more. This is much easier with a cd.
> > In the meanwhile you might just want to play around with the base system while
> > you are learning.
> >
> > --
> <pedantic><rant>
> You hardly ever have to reinstall Linux, this is a
> windows-bad-habit. I've reinstalled once since I started using
> Debian well over a year ago. That was caused by a hard-crashed
> /dev/hda...
> </pedantic></rant>
> Yes, it's a good idea to get a cd-rom if you don't have net
> access (if you've got a cd-drive, of course). On the other
> hand, it's very easy to get within 2 feet of a modem these
> days...
> ;-)
> Vitux
>
> --
> "I'm not a crook"
> Richard Nixon
>
> Debian GNU/Linux
> Micro$loth-free Zone
forgot to include the list, sorry...
--
"I'm not a crook"
Richard Nixon
Debian GNU/Linux
Micro$loth-free Zone
Reply to: