hi! I just ordered Debian 3 r3 and while im waiting im gathering info on what i must be aware off.I been on and off diff linux distros for a few years now. I installed YDL on my iBook a month ago and dual booted with OS X and found myself more time in Linux than OS X. I then installed Ubuntu and found it a great distro and worked flawless and would give a big thumbs up! However the person that I am im not still 100% happy i like to tweak my comp fully and have a lot of control. Also if im going to move over to .deb i might as well go official Debian so then I have all the packages. I have used mainly RPMs before but the deb system is far superior and removes the prob of missing libs etc. Also i really like Debian attitude to free-software where some distros it seems dont have that full free-software thinking Debian is strong free-software.
Basically I have removed OS X for good because i prefer Linux completely in every way. Is there any issues with Debian that i should be aware of? is the power pc version good? Things like sound and graphics is that easy to set up? Will the installer cover that? Also setting up X is covered by the installer right? I know these are basic questions but i like to know before i do the plunge! Also what about the shotcut keys for example f12 ejects on an iBook and the F keys do the volume and brighness... are these easy to configure? Also once installed what must i do step by step in order to be running sid (unstable)? Because i like the newest software and being on a iBook im guessing newer is better for the PPC platform. So yeh treat me like a newbie for the moment. I really want to install Debain because i was thinking if im gonna use a deb system i might as well go Debian... am i right? Tim :)
