Re: Ready to take the plunge...
On 18 Nov 2002 21:48:36 -0600, ZephyrQ <ZephyrQ@att.net> wrote:
> I've pretty much decided to take the Debian plunge, but now I need some
> direction.
>
> Is it better to wipe my partition clean (it has SuSE 8 right now) and
> then install? My /home partition is on another physical drive (for now)
> so it will be fine, but what about other packages I have installed?
> Save the tarballs and burn a CD?
>
> Also, who should I get the distribution from? I have a slow dial-up
> connection, so downloading a whole system (with OOffice) is a bit
> unweildy. I would also like a *little* dead-tree documentation to help
> me through the install as I have heard it is a bear to accomplish.
> Along those lines, should I perhaps get Libranet? Or is the basic
> install intuitive enough for me to walk through (4+ years with linux,
> never re-compiled a kernal but did most everything else)?
>
> Finally, what problems should I expect and what is the best way to
> correct (if possible)?
>
> Thank you.
>
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