hitest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 The good people at Debian have released Debian Etch (4.0). I may give this a try in a day or two. I'll wait until the repos settle down:-) I have a fondness for Debian.Announcement:-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da5id Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Pure awesomeness. I've been waiting many months for this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitest Posted April 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Pure awesomeness. I've been waiting many months for this.Yep, me too. I'll be doing a clean install on one of my Slackware boxes in a few days:-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 hitest ive just been reading your review on debian which can be downloaded from a mirror i tried debian once but as i didnt have enough resources at the time i was stretched for room and as ime a bit of a novice at installing any linux products from the net i have a spare compt here so iwas thinking of trying it but i need a instalation tutor what down load manager do i use marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitest Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 hitest ive just been reading your review on debian which can be downloaded from a mirror i tried debian once but as i didnt have enough resources at the time i was stretched for room and as ime a bit of a novice at installing any linux products from the net i have a spare compt here so iwas thinking of trying it but i need a instalation tutor what down load manager do i use martyYou can download the net install iso with any computer either Windows or Linux. It is a small iso about 158 MB. You will boot from that iso. It will install a base system to your computer and then ask you if you want to use a network mirror to get files from the Internet, make sure you say yes to that question.The installation routine is not graphical, but, an easy to use text based routine where you will use your keyboard to enter information.The install routine is a bit harder to understand than Ubuntu so you may wish to read up on the Internet before you attempt this.Have fun, Marty:-)Edit, added later. Youcan also order the Etch CDs for a few bucks from websites that I have pinned in this forum. If you use the full CDs to install Debian it will have a graphical installer and will be easier to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 thanks hitestonce i get to grips with ubuntu ile try itdebian was very popular here in new zealand until ubuntu arrived i think the other popular choice was susse but my aim is debian thanks again marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitest Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 thanks hitestonce i get to grips with ubuntu ile try itdebian was very popular here in new zealand until ubuntu arrived i think the other popular choice was susse but my aim is debian thanks again martyNo problem, you are very welcome, Marty! Ubuntu is an excellent distro! When you feel ready to experiment Debian is a good choice; I'm running it on a few machines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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