Well after the hell that was the first Debian (standard, text based) installation I tried, I just experienced pure joy with MEPIS Linux. It is a Debian based Distro (I have been wanting to toy with Debian on a spare partition for some time now) that is very easy to install.
It automagically configures most things for you and in about 15 minutes, you have a running system with a nice KDE desktop and Internet connectivity. It comes pre-installed with Synaptic and it seems like a great way to get Debian on to desktops in a hurry. Its installer seems much easier to use than Knoppix also.
Basically, CD 1 is a live CD and then there is a graphical Installer Icon on your KDE desktop that allows you to do a real install from there. These guys (well 1 main guy - Warren) have done an excellent job of amalgamating the best of the OSS world in an easy to install package. I did not know there was a graphical parted!
Anyway, I'll keep playing but I am impressed so far. I have both ISO's (CD 1&2) downloaded if anyone wants to give her a whirl.
Regards,
Jason PS, just getting my head around APT now...it seems a LOT like URPMI so far.
