Re: Simplest Debian Install Ever

From: Circuit Breaker (bagboy6437_at_ship.aol.com)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 13:44:53 -0400

On Fri, 28 May 2004 06:45:25 -0400, orbt7 wrote:

> 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"

BTW, in addition to previous comments, this has been mentioned several
times in many places. Where ya been? ;-)

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