Re: Preparation for Debian Installatin
Hi Alex,
IMHO the most critical point is partitioning, if you want to install linux
on the same disk as windows without damaging this. So read that part of
the installation manual *carefully*, as well as the fips docu (if you use
fips).
It helps very much to know your hardware. Read your computer's manual, get
info out of windows or maybe open the computer and look what's inside.
It is certainly a good idea to have the installation manual at hand and
follow the instructions step by step. If you have a problem you can't
solve, feel free to ask this list.
I found debian more difficult to install than e. g. SUSE, not to mention
windows. As it has no hardware recognition, you must do a lot of configuration
work by hand. But it was interesting and I learnt a lot.
Have fun!
Joachim
On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 01:57:02PM -0400, alex wrote:
> All the furor about the difficulty in installing Debian makes me wonder.
>
> What kind of preparation will improve your chances of doing a successful
> Debian installation?
>
> 1. Take a course or get some experience in some aspect of computer
> science.
> 2. Develope skill in clicking/shuffling Windows icons.
> 3. Get some experience in DOS.
> 4. Programming with Commodore 64 Basic. Or, maybe C64 assembly.
> 5. Study the documentation (TFM) that describes the installation and
> the options
> before doing the installation.
> 6. No special experience or preparation is needed. Your intuition is
> all you need.
> 7. Ask on this list for a step by step procedure.
> 8, Read the man pages.
> 9. Select the default installation.
> 10. No preparation needed---whatever you select will do the trick.
>
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Joachim Fahnenmüller
Lehrer für Mathematik und Physik
Herder-Gymnasium
Kattowitzer Straße 52
51065 Köln
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