[TriLUG] Installing Knoppix on hard drive revisited!!

al johson alfjon at mindspring.com
Fri May 30 02:03:28 EDT 2003


Thanks for that info, Rob, I appreciated it. Yes, I definitely want to look
into that as well. The price sounds reasonable as well.--Al Johnson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "rob wildermann" <alteran at yahoo.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Installing Knoppix on hard drive revisited!!


>
> Easy way to install Debian? You may want to look seriously at Xandros,
> a commercial Debian-based distro with a graphical installer. The base
> version is $39.95. The installation can only be described as butt
> simple.
>
> If you want an idiot-proof dual boot where you resize an NTFS partition
> using the graphical installer, you may want to consider the deluxe
> version. ($99).
>
> http://www.xandros.com/shopping.html
>
> One more word of praise -- I have an older Toshiba Satellite 1555 CDS
> laptop which has a history of frustrating Linux installations. (It
> foiled even the mighty Tanner at an Installfest). I have failed with
> several generations of Gentoo, Mandrake and Redhat. Knoppix doesn't run
> off the CD. Xandros installed with no problem.
>
> --rob wildermann
>
>
> --- al johson <alfjon at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> >    Changing the subject to another alleged easy way to install
> > Debian,
> > Libranet. I've discovered that you can purchase a copy for about
> > $70.00 or
> > download an older version for free. The first review of Libranet led
> > me to
> > believe that its installer was graphical, alas it isn't. It is text
> > based
> > but if you believe the reviewers it does detect the hardware
> > automatically
> > and the installation is fairly easy to do. (Sounds like a good topic
> > for a
> > Trilug meeting to me: How to do an easy installation of Debian!!).
> > Hope you are doing well. When are we going to have another meeting at
> > the
> > Mongolian restaurant in Cary??---Al Johnson.
>
>
> =====
> --rob wildermann
> alteran AT yahoo DOT com
>
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