[TriLUG] Debian installation.

[Tarus Balog]

Ken Wahl said:

> Thanks, this was useful for me.  I've been a Red Hat user since 6.2 and
> I was thinking of giving Debian unstable a whirl.  I wanted to ask for
> this very type of feedback from RedHat users about their experiences
> installing Debian but was afraid the question would come off as a troll
> and/or start a distro war.

I just rebuilt my main server this morning (with a Debian wizard's help)
and the one thing to emphasize is that Debian's install doesn't seem to
auto-detect hardware as well as Red Hat's install process. So be sure to
know the manufacturer and model of your network card, graphics card, etc.
(those were the two I needed, and it only needed to be as specific as
"EtherExpress Pro" and "ATI"). Outside of that it was pretty slick.

What I liked about woody is that since the new CDs are out, there was very
little that had to be downloaded to get current stable.

Finally, if you want the latest kernel, start the process with disk number
5 - that will install 2.4.18 - and then insert disk number 1 when asked.

-T
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