Re: [OS:N:] newbie
anthony baldwin <[email protected]>
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Michael H. Collins wrote: > >> >> 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. > I've only tried Gentoo on my iBook with a Live CD. It wouldn't give me 1024x768 res, for some reason. I don't know if it had trouble with the LCD screen or what, but otherwise it works quite well. One thing I don't understand is, if these Debian based Knoppix discs can autodetect everything, and if Deb-based Xandros/Corel Linux and other Deb-based distros can have a nice graphical install, why hasn't Debian grown to to include these features? tony -- Anthony Baldwin http://www.School-Library.net Freedom to Learn! -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- GED$/L/P/FA d? s: a C++ L++ W++ N++ K- w--- M+ PS++ PE-- Y+ PGP- t+ tv-- b++(b++++) D? G e++++ h++ r--- y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ _______________________________________________ Subscription and Archive: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/open-source-now-list/ - For K12OS technical help join K12OSN: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn>