From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ALNv4-0003xq-00 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 2003 09:30:30 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hAGEUTd6031889; Sun, 16 Nov 2003 09:30:29 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hAGEUTWS031888; Sun, 16 Nov 2003 09:30:29 -0500 Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 09:30:29 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: Jes and guide dog Harley , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031116143029.GC31860@gmx.net> References: <001501c3ac05$fa93a5a0$becc1a42@triad.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <001501c3ac05$fa93a5a0$becc1a42@triad.rr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Cc: Subject: Re: Debian or slackware? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 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: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 14:30:31 -0000 Hi. I would go with slackware. it was my first distro and I still use it. I found it's install easier since the latest version comes with speakup stock and this is not the case with debian. one more advantage is slackware comes on only 2 cd's (actually 4 but that last two are source code). so all you need is on those first 2 disks. if you don't want gnome or kde you only need the first cd but the second one is also a really cool rescue disk so it's worth downloading. you can get the iso images from ftp://ftp.eunet.be/pub/linux/slackware/slackware-9.1-iso On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 12:53:30AM -0500, Jes and guide dog Harley wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?