RE: Newbie - Internet install help 2
Hi Ronald!
Ronald Castillo wrote:
> I am new to the Linux world. I want to install Debian Linux but I
> have some questions, and I would really appreciate it if you could
> help me:
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> I have a CD of the Debian 2.1 (Slink) distribution. Is there any
> way I can just install a base system and download the rest of the
> system via internet? I want to install Woody but I couldn´t find an
> ISO online.
You can find a bootable CD ISO image for Debian Linux (Woody) at [1], the
relevant ISO file being located in [2]. This ISO image is only ~30MB, and
lets you do exactly that.
> If it is possible, how can I do to configure my internet connection?
> I connect to the Internet using a LAN connection (cable-modem). All
> my internet settings are automatically configured by an DHCP server.
> I already know the module name of my LAN card (tulip), but that´s
> all I know.
The setup routine should ask you for the relevant details and make the
required settings for you. After the installation, have a look at the file
/etc/network/interfaces if you need to make specific changes to your network
configuration.
> I would really appreciate any help you could give me about this.
> I want to learn to use Debian so I can configure a home system and
> a HTTP, FTP and news server.
I guess you already know which programs you want, but have a look at the
packages "apache", "proftpd", and "inn2". You can install these and their
corresponding documentation packages called "*-doc" (except for inn2) via
the "apt-get" command:
# apt-get install apache apache-doc proftpd proftpd-doc inn2
Good luck!
Julian Mehnle.
[1] http://people.debian.org/~ieure/netinst/
[2] http://people.debian.org/~ieure/netinst/releases/current/
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