Re: Installation

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On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 09:35:44AM +1100, Phillip Thorpe wrote:
ok thanks Roberto!
That is awesome, I have been using Slackware for a few years
now(and will continue to do so) it only has three CD's but I have only
ever used two of them. I will try Debian now and see how it is.

Happy new year!
Phill.


On Sunday 31 December 2006 08:54, Roberto C. Sanchez wrot
On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 07:37:25AM +1100, Phillip Thorpe wrote:
Hi there
Im installing the amd64 version of Debian, can
anyone tell me if I need to download *both* DVD iso's?
Surely it cant be that big?
cheers
Phill.

Sarge is on something like 13 or 15 CDs. Etch is even bigger. Yes, it
is that big. Now, you more than likely can get away with just the first
one, as the vast majority of the important/popular software is there.

Regards,

-Roberto
Hi Phil,
Debian can be installed by various methods: cd , dvd, netinstall, etc.
When the CD's were introduced, they devised a method to make it easy to
install what you will need. The first 2 CD's contains things that everyone
should need and so on. And the last CD will contain things that few
folks need. So most folks need the first few CDs to get a system
running. IIRC CD #1 will get you the basic console system and CD 1-3
should get you X + KDE + GNOME. Since DVD's are bigger, DVD#1 should
contain stuff for X,KDE,GNOME and much more.
Cheers,
Kev
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