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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org