On Wednesday 31 January 2007 05:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When installing Linux my biggest concern is always Will it connect to the > internet? As a new user I can say that connecting to the internet has been > the hardest part of using Linux So may I suggest that whatever distro they > use don't help them connect to the internet. > > The second trick when installing fc6 I have found is not to actually format > the partitions themselves I always format the partitions using another > install disk and then switch to FC6 when the format is complete I have > found that this stops the Anaconda installer from crashing.
I've always got my fledglings to get an ethernet router. Every one I've seen has DHCP enabled. Then (a) it just works (tm) and (b) as they learn to fly, and reinstall it still just works. Your second trick is idiosyncratic to your distro and your hardware. James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
