kanotix HD installation

["Rocky Ou" <rocky2winnie@gmail.com>]

Hey list,

I'm a newbie to linux. By googling and friends recomendation, It seems
debian will be my best choice. Did anyone do the Kanotix HD
installation before? If so could you give me some advise? I want to
have a dual-boot system on my Dell inspiron 2200 laptop.

Where can I get resources to grasb the basic philosiphy of Debian. What
is /etc /var etc directory mean. Why Debian has so many directories
instead of one? What's the information in the respective directory?

If any body could give me some advise on learning to use Debian wisely, I would appreciate it?

Thanks in advance!