hughesnet is so bad in my personal experience I can do things faster with a 57.6 modem.
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013, Charlie wrote: > On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:34:05 +1100 "Charlie aries...@skymesh.com.au" > sent this: > > >On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:03:57 -0600 Selim T. Erdogan sent: > > > >> Further googling might get you something better/easier. > > > >Thank you Selim, for taking the time to discover these links. It's much > >appreciated and they will come in useful, as I think I'll just install > >ubuntu, as ubuntu 10 works so the latest ubuntu system should work a > >treat. > > > >But first I'll try what you suggest, because I do like Debian. > > Thank you Selim and for those who replied and helped, as always it's > much appreciated. > > I now have wheezy installed as a base system on the Toshiba C50d laptop. > The Ethernet driver on wheezy allowed me to do that from a netinstall > CD. > > Because I had so many netinstall CD's I kept putting in the Jessie > netinstall CD, that was the problem. The wheezy netinstall CD was still > in the computer that had downloaded it and burnt on. > > However, until I take the laptop to a different location that has more > bandwidth I won't be able to complete the install. I can't even connect > to the Debian server during the day, because of the satellite latency, > or so my ISP tells me. > > But it's possible to get this done between 1:00am and 5:00am on my > satellite connection. Being wildlife carers we are fortunately up all > hours and suitably sleep deprived that we have to think carefully what > we do before we do it. [laughing] > > Anyway, again, thank you for those who suggested how it might work. It > has. > > One other question, if I can annoy someone further? If I want to bring > this system up to Jessie can I just change the /etc/apt/sources.list to > that version? > > That's what I have always done in the past and it worked flawlessly. I > assume it will be even more workable as the laptop has only a base > system installed? > > No! Belay that. I think it will be best to have a working wheezy with > the packages I need and want before I make that shift. That's how I've > always done it. That way all that is in Jessie can be safely upgraded > and those packages that are not yet or not yet workable in Jessie will > not be touched. > > Anyway, thanks again. > > Be well, > Charlie > > -- > Registered Linux User:- 329524 > *********************************************** > > "Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead > are not powerless. Dead - I say? There is no death. Only a > change of worlds". --------Attributed to Chief Seattle - > Suquamish Crisis Chief > > *********************************************** > > Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdash...@shellworld.net> Avoid the Gates Of Hell, use Linux! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/alpine.bsf.2.01.1311211757300.39...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg
