On 10-11-30 03:59 PM, Leslie S Satenstein wrote:
I have never touched Debian and last night in anticipation of doing an installation I did a wget -c *.iso for the multiple DVD files.
In my opinion the best way to install it is to use the minimal image. This fetches the files you need from the network, ensuring you have the latest versions. You will have to do a large upgrade if you use the DVDs anyways.
The classic debian installer is text based (ncurses, it is very simple and clear to use). You can get the graphical installer on the minimal image too if I remember right, it asks what you want when you boot.
Minimal image is at http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ or http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.7/i386/iso-cd/debian-507-i386-netinst.iso for 386 and http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.7/amd64/iso-cd/debian-507-amd64-netinst.iso for amd64.
Debian uses grub by default, but lilo is also an option during install. Everything you need is either on the CDs or will be fetched during installation.
Why not install it into a virtualbox image the first time so you aren't messing with your system. It takes only a few minutes to go through the install process, and you can feel safe knowing what it will do when you do a real install.
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