From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([144.92.166.194]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IImTG-0006K5-00 for ; Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:25:10 -0400 Received: from ulam.math.wisc.edu (ulam.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.245]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D2707418A for ; Wed, 8 Aug 2007 09:24:33 -0500 (CDT) Received: from vv507j (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.75]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ulam.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28B912BDA5 for ; Wed, 8 Aug 2007 09:24:33 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <01e401c7d9c7$d40d4ff0$4ba65c90@vv507j> From: "John Heim" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <46B8F681.12528.85B7FF@localhost> Subject: Re: debian 4.0 install Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 09:24:28 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-UWMath-MailScanner: amavisd-new at math.wisc.edu X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "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: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:25:10 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: To: 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > 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.