Re: [OS:N:] newbie

[anthony baldwin <anthonybaldwin snet net>]

Michael H. Collins wrote:
> > Oh no!  Let's not frighten off the newcomer with Debian!
> > I've tried about 5 times to install Debian and every time has been a 
> > bust.  I can never get te Xserver to run and Debian doesn't autodetect 
> > any hardware, it seems.  Just installing K12 4.0.1 would be much 
> > simpler, even if he doesn't use the ltsp packages, and uses the 
> > machiens as standalone.  The box on which I presently type is 
> > configured as such.
> > I would never recommend a Deb install to a newbie...
> > I have plenty of respect for their project and community, but, even 
> > with over 2 years using K12 and Redhat, I won't go near Debian, still.
> >
> > tony
> >
> > > -bill!
> So true.  Gentoo is easier than Debian i my opine.

I've only tried Gentoo on my iBook with a Live CD.
It wouldn't give me 1024x768 res, for some reason.  I don't know if it 
had trouble with the LCD screen or what, but otherwise it works quite 
well.  One thing I don't understand is, if these Debian based Knoppix 
discs can autodetect everything, and if Deb-based Xandros/Corel Linux 
and other Deb-based distros can have a nice graphical install, why 
hasn't Debian grown to to include these features?

tony
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