ianw1974 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I've managed to download the first DVD, which took about 3 days. The second DVD, I've tried but it seems to fail, not sure why. I've been using jigdo to download, since they recommend this. My question is, do I need the second DVD? Or is the first DVD enough? I'm just curious as to what is on the second DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I don't think you need the second DVD. Myself, I installed Debian from CD. I downloaded the 3 first CDs, I bothered to burn only the first two, and I ended up using only the first one :lol: After that, apt-get/aptitude all the way. Yves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Cool, thanks for that :P I should be OK with just DVD1 then, I'll give it a go a bit later on, prob this weekend :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat101 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I have both dvds and you only need first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 You dont need any of the dvds actually, just one teeny tiny little mini cd and you get the rest using apt-get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat101 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 If you go with the apt get with mini, be prepared to have it take 6 to 8 hours to install - I've done it and will not be doing it again. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 (edited) If you go with the apt get with mini, be prepared to have it take 6 to 8 hours to install - I've done it and will not be doing it again. :o <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 6-8 hours? Nonsense what are you on dialup? B) Edited October 4, 2005 by Ronin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat101 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I'm on Cable extreme and used the Calgary University Server for apt-Get. I started it at 3:30 p.m. and it didn't finish untill 11:30 p.m.. I decided after that to download the dvds - that way I could still use my computer while the DVDs downloaded. The install was much faster using the media. But Hey, if you can find a faster server for apt-Get, all the power to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I've only got 128kbps so I doubt I'll do an apt-get. I have the DVD at least :P Many thanks for all your input guys, much appreciated. Might be some posts later around the weekend after I've installed :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat101 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Enjoy Debian. Have they upgraded to KDE 3.4X yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 If you go with the apt get with mini, be prepared to have it take 6 to 8 hours to install - I've done it and will not be doing it again. :o <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 6-8 hours? Nonsense what are you on dialup? B) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> On a typical 384k down DSL you cannot download more than 1.44 G (approx. 2 CD's) in 8 hours, so for a full installation the above figure is fair- or even a bit optimistic. For dialup you should count days, not hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Not entirely sure what version of KDE is with it. I'll find out Saturday :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Just found out, it's KDE 3.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Enjoy Debian. Have they upgraded to KDE 3.4X yet? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Depends which release you run. I think Sid, not sure about Etch, is on 3.4x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat101 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Ya, a couple of months ago when I ran Debian, It was at 3.3 stable and they were just taking about updating the stable to 3.4. The Sid, is this The developmental Build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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