Re: which debian i should install?
On Saturday 06 February 2010 19:15:18 Rob Owens wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 10:49:35AM -0800, rosy cutie wrote:
> > i want to install debian on my computer.by searching its website i
> > reaches at the page
> > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.4/i386/iso-cd/
> > but i am not able to decide which debian?
> > i dont understand the computer jargon.i cannot install it via internet or
> > through any network. i think i can install it by a cd
> > and debian-504-i386-CD-.iso will work for me but why there are cd-1 to
> > cd-31. i also want to know what to do with MD5SUMS.
> > is it also nessacery to download it.
> > may be it is not nessacery but i want to know how to use it.
> > please help me.
>
> Are you set on using Debian? Ubuntu is similar, is more focused on
> beginners, and is a single CD download. www.ubuntu.com
I have found PCLinuxOS very good for complete beginners at Linux. Speaking
purely personally, I find it more satisfactory than Ubuntu.
But each to his own - and that is the beauty of Linux. We can all chose what
suits us.
Lisi
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