> My main objective is to have least software. > I do a lot of video encoding, .vob files to x264.
You may need to add debian-multimedia repository[1] after the install to get full multimedia support. AFAIK, avidemux and x264 are available only in the debian-multimedia repository. However, please be aware that debian-multimedia is a 3rd party repository not covered by the debian project. It works fine for most of us but your mileage may vary. > Is it a good idea to install everything on one partition i.e. whole Hard Disk > ? > Or should I make partitions at the time of installation ? Since you have only 512MB RAM, it would be best if you made a swap space of around 800MB-1GB. And as previously suggested a separate 20GB or so mount point say /videos for the videos files would be safe because your system won't get bogged if this file-system fills up. You may also want-to consider XFCE/LXDE instead of GNOME/KDE but a default KDE/GNOME desktop should be perfectly usable at 512MB. > May I know what are the software packages are included in the > "debian-500-i386-DVD-1.iso.torrent". The DVD contains a lot of software that you wouldn't want on a minimal system. Net-install is the way to go. You will end up downloading less than 1GB of packages if you go the net-install route. [1] http://debian-multimedia.org -- Gireesh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
