From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ptb-relay01.plus.net ([212.159.14.212]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EziG7-0008Tg-00 for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:28:00 -0500 Received: from [81.174.158.126] (helo=cornishw-kdbug5) by ptb-relay01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1EziG6-0007TZ-Ai for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:27:58 +0000 From: "Keith Barrett" Organization: piano tuning To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:27:55 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: newby debian questions Message-ID: <43D0126B.28851.138D20@localhost> Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.21c) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 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: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:28:00 -0000 Hi all, Really excited I just installed debian. This is what I did, not sure if I have made some mistakes along the way. I got the installation iso from http://people.debian.org/~shane/netinst-speakup/ and started reading the debian installation manual. I wanted to see if the iso had written so I put a new hd in the caddy and booted from the cd. I had planned to stop once I got speech and go back to the manual but just got too excited. So, Language selection was fine and when I got to the partitions, I opted for the recommended setup for beginners (perhaps this is not a good idea? Next slight problem I have is that when it came to the package install, I let it get them via ftp and selected the manually select packages. This is where you choose between mail server, desktop and various other choices. I think I may have gone wrong now as there seemed to be a lot of stuff installed and I did not get any choices although I expected them? Just wondering now about which mail client would be good for a beginner. I connect to the internet with a adsl rooter which is connected to the network card. Also, any further reading recommendations. Sorry about the ramble but I am so excited that I got it working. Keith - - - - Keith Barrett email Website www.barrettpianos.co.uk Amateur radio callsign gw4nby Corntown, South Wales