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i have just downloaded a copy of gnu linux,i started the pc,it booted i can see the files in a dos like window but not sure where to take it from there,i get a DR DOS,text,but how do i install it onto a harddisk,thanks
According to this page, you have to run "sudo su" followed by "morphixinstaller". I'm not sure this is actually a distribution though, some of the stuff I've read on GNUstep.org has lead me to the conclusion that you need a distro installed to be able to use it (and they support Debian).
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