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Debian 3.0
Meshuggener:
Does anyone here have Debian 3.0? I'm about to break away from Windows and I'm looking for something more challenging and fun. I've heard it's a steep learning curve for newbies like me, but I can buy a book or something. If anyone has Debian, can anyone tell me about it? Is it good, or is there something better? Thanks.
pkd_lives:
Erm....The Debian Website
That would be your first port of call. Although you can go through any number of redistribution sites, many of which are listed at the site, who offer a mirror or you can buy the cd's for a few dollars, pounds, shekels, you're weight in bananas. Debian is meant to be pretty hardcore, never used it, although some people here do and speak wonderfully of it, once it's on that is. Good luck, and let us know how much your life has improved afterwards.
Meshuggener:
Yes I have visited the site, and I've found a good place to purchase it. I don't know, I guess I just want to hear how the Debian users like it. And believe me, now that I've discovered Linux, I have to say the OS future seems much brighter.
jtpenrod:
quote: Does anyone here have Debian 3.0? I'm about to break away from Windows and I'm looking for something more challenging and fun. I've heard it's a steep learning curve for newbies like me, but I can buy a book or something.
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Deb is certainly challenging, but it's not much fun for the Linux virgin. Deb, along with Slackware, are some of the geekiest distros. A better way to break into Linux would be Mandrake. The install is much easier, being a graphical utility, whereas Deb's installer is purely text. Not does Deb do as much automatic configuration. Once you get used to 'Drake, then you can take a crack at the geekier distros.
Go to Mandrake Linux and grab these manuals: Mandrake Linux: Installation and User Guide and Mandrake Linux: Reference Manual. There's lots of good information there that will help, and not just for 'Drake.
Another good site to keep in mind is: Linux Newbie. This one is good, newbie or veteran.
Go for it! :D
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eradicator:
libranet is a distro based on debian, but libranet is more user-friendly. the company might have a lame website, but the distro is very nice.
http://www.libranet.com/
[ August 15, 2002: Message edited by: eradicator ]
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