From: "John Heim" <jheim@math.wisc.edu>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: debian 4.0 install
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 09:24:28 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <01e401c7d9c7$d40d4ff0$4ba65c90@vv507j> (raw)
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From: <lists@barrettpianos.co.uk>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 4:47 PM
Subject: debian 4.0 install
> Hi,
>
> I have the latest debian iso from shane.
>
> I have been through the install but intend to do it again and make a
> better job of it.
>
> I am wondering what I should do with the third option of the country
> selection. I selected english for language, uk for country then I got
> another option which I am unsure about?
>
> Also, wonder about the keyboard options?
IIRC, it's asking you to select a locale and a keyboard layout. You should
be able to accept defaults for each. A locale is a way of customizing linux
for particular cultures -- whether to use a comma or a period for a decimal
point, for example. A keyboard layout sets how linux interacts with your
keyboard. The installer tries to figure out these values based on your
previous selections. The defaults will probably work for you.
>
> I also notice that there is an option to remove unneeded
> components, is there a way of determining what I can remove from
> this section?
You shouldn't bother with this unless you are short on disk space. A default
install takes only about 4 Gb. That includes the GUI. > I just created a
dual-boot linux and Windows XP system on a 15 Gb hard drive and I still have
plenty of space to spare.
> Finally, for the kernell choice I notice a few options with speakup
> but not sure of the differences between them?
>
> I have the debian install manual but have not found the information
> in there.
>
> Thanks for your patience.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
>
>
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You need to know what kind of processor you have in your computer. The
kernel that ends with 486 is for really old machines -- like 6 or 7 years
old. The one that says AMD64 is for fairly new machines with an AMD 64 bit
processor. Most machines will use the kernel with the name ending with 686.
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