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.
If you want Debian, it is best to install Debian right in the beginning.
I do not recommend installing other OSs and then shifting to Debian at a
later point of time.
Debian comes in three flavors - stable, testing, unstable. More info on
choosing the distribution that is right for you can be found at
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/debian_choosing_distribution.html
>
> 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?
The placement of various files follow something called FHS (File
Hierarchy Standard). Wikipedia has some info about FHS at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sbin
Google can give you more info on FHS.
However, if you have more questions of this sort, I recommend
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593270690/102-2676064-3112127?v=glance&n=283155
which is an excellent book titled "The Debian System: Concepts and
Techniques" and written by Martin F. Krafft*
*
raju
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