debian?

[David A. Bandel]

On 16 May 2003 14:28:51 -0400
Tom Wilson <twilson at mcswaincarpets.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 2003-05-16 at 14:09, David A. Bandel wrote:
> > 
> > I use it:  Knoppix/Debian.  I hate the Debian politics (the rms is
> > god crap).  But it??s just too easy to keep up to date.  Just one
> > easy cron job:  apt-get update && apt-get upgrade.
> > 
> > Servers I keep on stable/testing, my system is on
> > stable/testing/unstable.  OTOH, I can recover from unstable
> > ??ooopses??.
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> Are you using Knoppix on a HDD install?  I've been thinking about
> going this route and was just wondering how well it goes installing it
> to HDD and with hardware detection and whatnot.  If it auto-detects or
> if I would have to edit config files after install, etc. 

I also install Knoppix to HD, but not using their script.  I partition,
format XFS, then install exactly as they would (cp -a KNOPPIX/ /blah)

If you stay with the KNOPPIX autoconfig, you?ll have no problem.  If you
move over to the Debian scripts, you?ll have some reconfiguring to do.

> 
> I have a link to a webpage that describes the process and it seems
> simple enough but it is just a description of how to do it.  Just
> wanted an opinion of someone who has done it to see if there are any
> "gotchas" like it choked on my xxxxx soundcard or didn't setup my
> yyyyyy videocard correctly.

No, no real problems -- but then i always figure any problems are mine
and I just fix them.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
-- 
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