[PLUG] Lycoris NFS?
Petcher, Danielx J
danielx.j.petcher at intel.com
Fri Mar 28 12:52:01 UTC 2003
I read an article recently (
http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/1104.barr.html ) about using
Knoppix as a GUI installer for Debian, but I haven't tried the technique
yet. (Gotta' finish remodeling the bathroom first.)
Daniel Petcher
http://folding.stanford.edu - the brain you save may be your own!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: guy1656 [mailto:guy1656 at ados.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:46 PM
> To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Lycoris NFS?
>
> : On Mar 27 at 7:52pm -0800, guy1656 wrote:
> :
> : Just curious - why is Debian not being considered?
> :
> : Tyler
> Because I am a user, not a developer, and I've heard that Debian installs
> require lots of points where one must know quite a bit, rather expertly
> and
> exactly, about the distro, how it works, and/or one must know or have
> handy
> lots if exacting and specific info about the hardware.
>
> I don't want to be 1/2 way through this and suddenly find I have to take
> the
> guts apart to find out 'How many cylinders are on /dev/hd1?' or some such
> thing.
>
> I've simply heard that Debian installs are a techno-intensive siege; I'm
> looking for the slot-a-CD and start a video in the other room, listen for
> 'BING,' and your computer is now ready for a few quick NFS how-to-route
> commands.
>
> If there is a USER-friendly, RTFM-minimized, no-Web-research install of
> Debian, let me know.
>
> GLL
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