[OS:N:] newbie
Michael H. Collins
mike at linuxlink.com
Sat May 29 04:13:26 UTC 2004
>
> Oh no! Let's not frighten off the newcomer with Debian!
> I've tried about 5 times to install Debian and every time has been a
> bust. I can never get te Xserver to run and Debian doesn't autodetect
> any hardware, it seems. Just installing K12 4.0.1 would be much
> simpler, even if he doesn't use the ltsp packages, and uses the machiens
> as standalone. The box on which I presently type is configured as such.
> I would never recommend a Deb install to a newbie...
> I have plenty of respect for their project and community, but, even with
> over 2 years using K12 and Redhat, I won't go near Debian, still.
>
> tony
>
>>
>> -bill!
>>
>
So true. Gentoo is easier than Debian i my opine.
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