Re: Where should I start ?
--- Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net> wrote:
> Woody CDs amount to about 4.5GB. Sarge doesn't have a CD set yet (I
> think), but does have a new net install CD image (ie one CD only).
ISOs do exist, but they're unofficial.
> 12 GB per month seems to me to be not an important issue. Also,
> for Woody, you do _not_ need all those CDs to install. Most people
> need only the first CD. I needed the first and second on one machine
> because it happened to be pure SCSI, and 1st Woody CD only boots
> using IDE.
You only need the first CD if you want to install, or have the luxury to,
over the net.
> Upgrading from Woody to Sarge is easy, but takes an hour or so. If you
> are new to Debian, and hope to commit to it, either version is OK as a
> start. With Sarge you get a head start on using the version that will
I disagree there. "testing" is just that -- not perfect, which means
situations can arise that you won't get using stable.
> You might also consider using Knoppix or some other 'live CD' version
> of Debian. This gets you up and running quickly, but the transition
Let's clear this one up, *not* "version of Debian", "based on Debian".
Knoppix is not Debian.
-- Thomas Adam
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