Simplest Debian Install Ever

From: orbt7 (orbt7_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: 28 May 2004 03:45:25 -0700

I don't know if Debian has created a simple installer yet (they hadn't
as of 6 months ago), but I just installed Knoppix (on the hard drive),
and it worked great. It also allowed me to test a wireless card on an
old laptop without sitting through a long install. Just type "sudo
knoppix-installer"

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