From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms-smtp-02-lbl.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.101] helo=ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ALFpb-0008K4-00 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:52:19 -0500 Received: from jes (gso26-204-190.triad.rr.com [66.26.204.190]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hAG5q1rr022642 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:52:15 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001501c3ac05$fa93a5a0$becc1a42@triad.rr.com> From: "Jes and guide dog Harley" To: Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:53:30 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Subject: Debian or slackware? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: Jes and guide dog Harley , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 05:52:19 -0000 Folks, I have a few questions about my first installation of Linux. I'm wondering since I am a total newby, if I should go with debian woodie/potato first, or try slackware 9.1 for a trial run? I don't need a lot of packages right now, I want a lot but don't need a lot for an introduction to Linux, and I figure that if I'm going to get really introduced to it the less packages, the better. This way, I can be more focused on the structure of the operating system itself, rather than on what packages do what and which ones I have installed, etc. My final question is, I know that to install Debian's packages you must have an iso image of the cd unless you want to do a network install (which I'm not planning on.) but what about slackware? If I have to have an iso image, where do I get the cd images? Thanks a lot for any help. Jes