want a debian based distro.

[vhg119]

what is the difference between storm and debian? is it just as stable?

[Gaccm]

Storm is supposed to be more "userfriendly" and therefore more bloated, but they use the same base and thus should be same stability wise. IMO, if you have used linux before, and are OK with it (you can do all the simple things), then just go for Debian. I had used Redhat for a while then switched to Debian, and it ain't that much harder.

[Urko]

Check out www.libranet.com (http://www.libranet.com)

[fuzzy]

If you choose to install every darn thing on a Storm disk, yes it's bloated. So is Debian, if you install every darn thing.
Yes, storm comes with netscape while debian does not but thats for reasons aside from bloat (netscape is available via apt-get from debian).
Debian isn't really all that hard of a distro to install unlike what some may say. Just make sure you read any how-tos. Debian itself has a good set of installation instruction on their website... read those.
Storm and Libranet are both great debian-based distros. If you want debian along with some gui-things and proggies like the Gimp and Abi and the whole suite of things from Helix Gnome, Storm is a good choice while, if you want kde2 out of the box, libranet is a good choice.
Go to their websites and read about each.
They're all as stable as debian is.

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[vhg119]

the only problem i have is that i don't know how to do (what might seem to be simple) things in debian. when it comes to redhat linux, i'm a pro. but i don't know how to get certain tasks done without redhat's utilities (netcfg, printtool,. ...).
if i could find out how to get my nic installed then i'd just stick with my current setup (debian 2.1).

[fuzzy]

Many tools are found in linux across the board. Others are not.
You could try reading a book on debian.
Setting up your nic should be fine as long as you read a little bit before you jump in.
Honestly, if you know where your nic is (like io=0x300 irq=10, or something like that) and what driver your nic uses, you can set it up during the debian 2.2 install. It'll run dhcpd for you if you want during the install or you can put in the settings manually, too.
So, really, if you have all your hardware information and you take your time, getting everything set up and configured can be taken care of during the installation so no worries (hopefully) once the installation is complete.
Storm has what it calls the Storm Administration System. You can use that (as root) to get your sound, video, networking, etc. all configured via a pretty GUI interface, but it may not be necessary. But it works pretty well in most cases.
I haven't used Libranet but have heard good things about it, too. So, I would brave it and, why else move to Debian if you don't want to take some time to learn how to use it? Right?

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Politicians have one thing in common with baby diapers...
They both need to be changed regularly for the same reason.
--Anon.

[fuzzy]

Here's a book I often recommend. It's not great but it's a start and it's FREE !
It has some decent info on getting your nic up and running, too. Take a look-see.
It's right ----> HERE!!!!!!!! (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/debian/chapter/index.html)

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Politicians have one thing in common with baby diapers...
They both need to be changed regularly for the same reason.
--Anon.

[vhg119]

ooh... thanks alot!
thats what i needed.