Now to do it to my garage machine - which probably means that I will not need to bring it to the meeting for the modem fix (or I may not be ready to do so - have to see how it goes).
aurevoir
Lance Blackler
From: Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Distributions
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 12:44:35 +1300
one really cool option these days is to use a knoppix live cd to install
from.
an up to date debian with EVERYTHING.
http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/1104.barr.html?post=581&lastpage=1
PS I think you still have to partition your disk by hand, thats not TOO
bad though!
On Mon, 02 Dec 2002 12:44:46 +1300
Yuri de Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If the newbie was installing hir own, I'd agree with
> the RH, MDK crowd.
> If I was selling pre-installed linux boxen I would consider
> the apt-get or emerge capable distros, but heavily pre-config
> before I shipped them out the door.
>
> Thus spake Kevin Linux account on this Mon, 02 Dec 2002 :
> ] Out of interest if you were recomending a distributon to some one who is
> ] new to Linux, which one would you recomend
> ] Regards,
> ] Kevin
> ]
> ] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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