Re: kanotix HD installation
I don't intend to flame anybody's favourite OS or distribution, but
before you go for Mepis read this
http://madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=6404 for some additional
information.
Why not go for Debian itself (speaks the man who's currently using
Ubuntu). Or Kubuntu.
Over and out.
On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 11:41 -0600, Anthony Simonelli wrote:
> If you must use a Debian-based GNU/Linux then you should try Mepis
> (www.mepis.org). You should give MepisLite a try since it seems to work the
> best on old and new hardware and is very close to a Desktop installation of
> Debian Sarge, the stable release of Debian. It even uses Debian repositories
> for it's programs. There are some user-friendly features too for configuring
> your network settings (wireless too). You can purchase a copy for $15.00
> which is very reasonable, but that isn't a requirement.
>
> I bought the book "Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Bible. It helped out a lot by
> covering a lot of different topics, including installing Debian Sarge (which
> really isn't hard at all) as well as many other Open Source projects like
> Apache, Exim4, etc...
>
> On Monday 13 March 2006 12:59 am, Rocky Ou wrote:
> > 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!
>
>
Kind Regards,
B.Hoffmann
Linux User #398054
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