Re: [tlug] Good binary distribution

[Botond Botyanszki <tlug@example.com>]

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 19:19:31 -0700 (PDT)
Jake Morrison <jake_morrison@example.com> wrote:

> I have found Debian to be a real pain to install due
> to its excessively long release cycles.
rant: you just need to install it once.

> A few days ago
> I tried to install it on a new box but gave up in the
> end because the 2.2 kernel didn't support any of the four
> LAN cards I had handy (onboard Intel EEPRO, another recent 
> Intel EEPRO, EEPRO 1000, tulip clone).
The old kernels we pretty bad with eepro in my experience too. Is there a
reason why you don't use 2.4?
BTW, intel has a driver for it afaik. You could use that and compile a new
kernel (the latter is obligatory anyway...).

> But I would like 
> to run Debian if I could find a good way to install it 
> and get it updated.
Are you trying to install it from FTP, thus the eepro is stopping you?

> Knoppix seems like an interesting 
> way to get Debian  installed, but I understand that the HD
> install is too big and messy for a firewall. 
For a firewall you can install it in less than 400 megs. Why is that big
and messy?


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B0Ti.