Hi, Joubin. On Fri, Jan 02, 2004 at 11:11:34PM -0800, Joubin Moshrefzadeh wrote: > to go with). Anyway, I have a bootable system now, but am lost as to what to > do next. I suppose you are familiar with Unix. Start with aptitude(8), to see which programs are there in Debian. Set up your shell or X environment or both. And start playing with it: it's installed, so it's ready--no big deal ;-) > a) what do I do to ensure what is installed on the system is up to date / > updated? Have /etc/apt/sources.list set up properly, then run apt-get update && apt-get -y dist-upgrade > b) how do I get the kernel to recognize the second processor on my machine? Install one of those shipped with Debian. apt-cache search kernel-image should give you the idea which to chose. > c) can someone please explain the difference between the different flavors > of Debian (potato, woody, sarge, I think) and which is suited for what? Read http://www.debian.org/releases/ Cheers, Jan. -- Jan Minar "Please don't CC me, I'm subscribed." x 7
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