Getting Started with Debian 3.0
Hello,
I started out in Linux with RedHat 8.0, then 9.0, and now I run Fedora
Core 2 on my primary computer. I have used the Knoppix cd a lot, which I
know is based on Debian, so I wanted to try out the full version of
Debian. I just installed Debian on my old computer, which was running
SuSe 9.1, but I didn't really like SuSe. It is now a Win98SE/Debian 3.0
dual boot system.
I was a little uneasy about the text-only installation after getting
used to RedHat's anaconda installer and Suse's fully automatic YaST
(which is pretty cool if you've never tried it!), and even more puzzled
when I started up KDE2 (which crashes on startup!) instead of 3.2 or
3.3, and Gnome 1.4, which does work. Then I checked the Debian website,
and the release date of Nov 21, 2003 explains that. So I have an
out-of-date system. I know how to use apt, since I use Synaptic on my
FC2 system, but the network card doesn't seem to be working (typing this
e-mail on FC2 system...). What program does Debian use to configure
network cards?
Once I get the network card setup so I can get online, where might I
find a sources.list for apt with some Debian mirros to get updated from?
My FC2 system runs a Samba server to share my mp3 files, which Win98 is
setup to see, but I would like to configure Debian to use my FC2 Samba
server as well. Any tutorials on this?
And lastly, any general tips/hint/suggestions?
Thanks,
Andrew
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