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Old 12-18-2012, 11:50 AM   #31
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There are 4 cd-1 to choose from; gnome, kde, xfce, or lxde.
Well looking at the cd page it says 3 cause X and L are bundled into 1.
 
Old 12-18-2012, 01:51 PM   #32
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Well looking at the cd page it says 3 cause X and L are bundled into 1.
Sorry, I have amended my post - 4 in Wheezy/testing; 3 in Squeeze.
 
Old 12-18-2012, 02:14 PM   #33
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I prefer using Debian CD.
I installed Debian using the CD and the installation went well and the OS was solid and stable.

However; because I did not use the netinstall it made it harder for me with the internet connection.
It was not as easy as setting up the network manager I had seek assistance from our fourm here to install necessary drivers and set other things up on the system up that I was not aware of.

Just a suggestion; you may want to consider the net install.
 
Old 12-18-2012, 03:42 PM   #34
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I installed Debian using the CD and the installation went well and the OS was solid and stable.

However; because I did not use the netinstall it made it harder for me with the internet connection.
It was not as easy as setting up the network manager I had seek assistance from our fourm here to install necessary drivers and set other things up on the system up that I was not aware of.

Just a suggestion; you may want to consider the net install.
Thats one reason I keep an up to date DVD1 on USB.
 
Old 12-18-2012, 09:15 PM   #35
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I have Fedora working for me,
Debian is not my choice at this moment.
 
Old 12-18-2012, 09:40 PM   #36
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I have Fedora working for me,
Debian is not my choice at this moment.
He says posting from a Windows 7 machine!
 
  


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