I decided to build a Linux box instead of emulating Linux using VM-Ware under Windows. I heard Debian was the way to go. I have created Red-Hat and Ubuntu Linux boxes in the past with no problems.
This, my very first Debian installation, and it has been a total nightmare! I created a dual-boot installation on my ancient Gateway dual-processor workstation as I used to have in the past. This time it is XP and Debian. I reassigned one full 70-GB SCSI drive previously formatted with an XP NTFS file system to Linux plus another 5-GB of swap-space on another physical SCSI drive (for performance). This I know is OK. I then followed the instructions on the web-site for installing Debian with internet connectivity. The web instructions said burn a minimal CD, and download what you need from the internet. 1. I downloaded the .iso file, and burnt a bootable-CD (not DVD). 2. I used that CD and installed Debian. I now have a minimal and totally brain-dead Linux installation. 3. There is no gcc compiler. There is no Firefox web browser. 4. I went back to the Debian web-site for instructions on how to proceed from here. There were no instructions for how to proceed from here. Even MinGW on Windows has a minimal Linux working set. How do I download a file working-set without requesting each file one by one? 5. Right now it seems my only option is using Gatesware Windows to download an Ubuntu distribution, a distribution that does work, use the .iso file to create a CD or DVD, and blow away the Debian crap that does not work. Any suggestions before I blow Debian away? Thanks, Keith. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
