* Aaron Stromas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-12-18 23:24]: > On 12/18/05, lordSauron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 12/18/05, Aaron Stromas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I was able to install Ubuntu and the newly burnt Debian CD >>> [...] >> >> noooooooooo!!! another one lost to Gnome! I really hope you >> meant Kubuntu, since KDE is really much nicer than Gnome for >> people who need to get something done
Let's not have a religious war. Everyone knows that every WM / DE / editor / MUA etc. that isn't my personal favourite sucks. ;) >> So it was hardware problems... curious. Really, installation >> is one of, if the the, hardest part to debug because of the >> fact that it can be really anything. For the most part, I >> think installers, while loads better than nothing, do need to >> expand their driver database (while installing Debian on my >> laptop, if I closed the lid the whole thing totally froze!) > > HATED ubuntu!!! no root password, too much gui, where is the > shell? yuck Seriously, it's fine. Do an 'expert' install rather than the standard install and root / normal user is setup normally. Do a 'server-expert' install and you get no GNOME or X. If you avoid the hand-holding Ubuntu does, it's close enough to Debian not to notice most of the time. Anyway, I suggest you try this unofficial Sarge install CD which uses the 2.6.12 kernel: http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/amd64/ Ubuntu uses 2.6.12 too, and you know that works - maybe your hardware just wants a slightly more modern kernel to install successfully. Andrew Preater -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
