[plug] Linuxwa.com.au - Debian

I am the LinuxAlien linuxalien at optusnet.com.au
Fri Jul 19 16:50:14 WST 2002


Why not upgrade over the UCC link? wouldn't that be easyer for some one 
with dialup?
Tim

At 12:28 19/07/2002 +0800, you wrote:
>Unless you have already got lots of data and configuration setup on the
>potato box, I think a fresh install using a mini woody cd would be a lot
>easier.
>
>You dont have to worry about getting the X from 3.x to 4.x, or going to a
>2.4.x kernel. Its just right from the start.
>
>What I did was obtain a mini woody iso, burned it then installed it.. Then do
>the update/upgrade on the ucc LAN connection. Look in wonder as over a
>hundred meg of stuff is updated very fast.
>
>The mini woody iso is ~ 180MB, or would prolly be available from someone on
>the list or LinuxWA. I'll burn you a copy if you want for the cost a cd. I'm
>in Kwinana, but I venture through Freo from time to time.
>
>IF you use a mini woody, you can have KDE/Gnome/WMaker etc etc up over the
>weekend.
>
>Regards
>
>Garry.

LinuxAlien
Riverton, Perth, WA

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