On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 01:12:42PM +0530, Rony wrote:
> > Once you get a bootable system, apt-get install the following:
> >   x-window-system-core
> >   kde-core
> >   kdm
> >   iceweasel
> >   and a few more things maybe, but not everything is needed.
> >
> 
> I don't have bandwidth for that.

Neither do I. But I have all three Etch DVDs, so I could get
everything I needed, and more. APT takes all requirements from the
DVDs if you don't have any repositories and add the DVDs using
apt-cdrom.

> I installed it from etch testing dvds. There were many issues. I feel, 
> Etch stable may be better now.

Maybe, maybe not. I am not sure what the problems you faced could have
been, but the Etch installer isn't perfect. But I would request you to
give it another shot when you have the time.

Kumar
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Kumar Appaiah
462, Jamuna Hostel,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai - 600036

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