<snip> > I've read in your (Andy's) mail, you're using Debian 3.0 'woody'. Have > you got the installation CDs of it?
Er, I'm not ashamed or afraid to say I borrowed the CD (all you need is the first CD, then you can apt-get the rest of stuff you want) and I installed it on my own computer, and I am using it right now and I didn't pay for it. However, I cannot loan it to you as I no longer have it. If you are in CHCH itself then I might suggest that you get a copy from E-Caf in the Arts Centre- should only cost a few dollars and you only need one disk. There's also a CLUG meeting on Monday, so you might meet up with someone who could give you a disk. However, Gareth is right, you have to have a fairly clear idea on exactly how you want to install it, then go ahead and tell it, as it doesn't offer much in the way of clues. You should probably install the 2.4 kernel (type bf24 at the boot prompt) and away you go. The main issue I had was how to choose partition sizes. Ask around. The other thing that threw me was after it was all installed I realised that "all" wasn't much. I got a login prompt, but not much else. Even on a 56k dialup I could get all the bits I wanted, but it surprised me that some trivial things were not there and I had to apt-get them. Oh, yes, have a list of apt repositories to hand so you can type them in and actually get stuff. Anyway, now I'm happy. (Warning- you do not know what makes me happy, so Debian might not work for you! Oh, and I have cable now, so I'm happier than I was with dialup. It's a bit of a moving target.). Andy
