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Hi:
I'm about to install Debian 2.2r2 from CDs for the
first time. I have no previous Debian experience, but have some experience
with Mandrake 7.0.
I should really appreciate some guidance on the
strategy for installation. I assume that most people select specific
packages for installation, but my instincts are to install everything (plenty of
disk space), live with it for a while, and then remove what I *know* I don't
need when I'm familiar with the system. That way, I assume, I am less
likely to run into some of the problems raised in this list the solution to
which often seems to be to install this or that package. Are there major
disadvantages with this approach?
Another issue is that there are several packages I
need that I know to be reasonably stable (like Blackbox 0.61) but which are not
in 2.2. Am I correct that I should just download the deb packages for
these and install them, putting them on 'hold' in dpkg?
Finally, one specific query: I have a Matrox
G450. There have been some comments from people implying that the drivers
for this are (a) not very good (b) only work with XFree 4.xx. Could
someone tell me whether this is just a 3D acceleration issue? I'm not
overly concerned at the moment with 3D acceleration and would be quite happy
with good 2D acceleration and XFree 3.xx. Am I likely to have any problems with
getting a decent X display after installing 2.2r2?
Thanks.
- Richard.
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Richard Kimber
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