Re: official debian cds
Bruce Park wrote:
Hello,
Can anyone tell me which cds I should download if I want to install
gnome with workstation like environment? I know that there are seven
cds including the non-us but I've read that you really don't need to
download more the third cd.
bp
*I notice all the CDs are bootable. Is there any difference between the
bootable parts of the individual CDs?*
Yes, although this is only the case for the i386 architecture. For other
architectures, only the first CD is bootable (except for arm
<http://www.debian.org/ports/arm/>, where /none/ is).
Some hardware configurations of IBM compatible PCs require Linux kernels
with special options enabled or patches applied. For this reason, the
CDs contain several different kernels:
* binary-1: *multiboot*. This CD offers you a choice between all
available kernels, so unless you happen to have one of the very
few machines on which the multiboot feature does not work, you
should boot from this CD.
* binary-2: *vanilla*. A 2.2 kernel with many drivers for older
hardware (such as ISA-based systems) and USB support.
* binary-3: *compact*. A 2.2 kernel with PCI SCSI and IDE drivers.
* binary-4: *idepci*. A one-size-fits-all 2.2 kernel which should
work on most machines. This is also booted by default if you just
press Return at the prompt of the multiboot (binary-1) CD.
* binary-5: *bf2.4*. A 2.4 kernel with ext3 and ReiserFS support.
You should choose this kernel if your hardware is recent, e.g. you
are using a USB keyboard.
The kernels correspond to the different disk images on the FTP server
for stable <ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/>
and testing
<ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/disks-i386/>. In case
your system cannot boot from CD at all, it is also possible to write the
kernel to floppy disc <http://www.debian.org/distrib/floppyinst> and
boot from there.
http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/
http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=4
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