On Sun, 06 Apr 2014, Miles Wade wrote: > Guys! > > I want to thank ya'll for how well the net installation CD image > works. I have spent many days attempting to install various > distributions from CDs and DVDs ubuntu, fedora, suse mint etc. None > of them could get past the partition editor stage of the install > process. I have no clues why none of them worked. My understanding of > Linux is at best intermediate.
I've installed and used all those distros -- and more -- and never had any partitioning problems whether I let the installer do it, or used the "guided" option, or did it 100% manually. My guess is that you did something wrong somewhere along the way. > In an attempt to make a "final" try. I downloaded a Debian 7.4 Net > Install CD image to do a net install. Success! I've used the same > disk on 4 different computers and it's worked every time. Whatever > partitioning tool is on that disk far surpasses what's on the other > distros. Something on those other distros is seriously broken so > please don't change your partition editor. I doubt if the other partitioners are broken. > What started this spasm of Linux activity is the April 8th, XP > Apocalypse/Shutdown of support. I refuse to deal with Windows 8.X. > My major reason for all the effort was to replace my old installs of > XP Pro. I need to get a clear understanding of at least one flavor of > Linux OS. It looks like Debian will be it. Remember: Linux isn't Windows. So don't think it works the same way because the GUIs look similar. Linux is a whole different kind of beast. I suggest you get a good Linux reference book to study. I started with RUNNING LINUX (O'Reilly, pub.). The latest edition is 5,released 2005, which is a little dated, but not much. Buy a used one or find one of the free pdf downloads on the 'Net. It'll get you started. Welcome to Debian. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
