Re: Why Debian
thomas aylward wrote:
how does a novice begin with debian? Tom
Kind of depends on two things:
- do you have experience with another Linux (or Unix) environment?
- do you have a machine you can dedicate as a sandbox?
If answers to both are yes:
a. download an install CD, follow the install instructions line-by-line,
then play, or,
b. boot a live-cd derivative like Knoppix, play for a while, then go to a.
if you don't know linux, but have a sandbox to play with:
a. check out linuxfromscratch.org, build a system from scratch - a good
way to learn about linux, and what's in a distribution, then,
b. download and install Debian, play
if answers to both are no:
a. pick a virtual environment - say virtualbox (or maybe Parallels if
you're on a mac)
b. again, play with linuxfromscratch - but be prepared for longer
compile times
c. download and install Debian, play
One man's opinion,
Miles Fidelman
--
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
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