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SNOT
02-20-2001, 09:41 PM
I really don't want to download 3 iso files.

so its either binary-i386 or disk-i386, which is the best? and the easiest?

Sorry, i've never used debian before.
FyberOptyx
02-20-2001, 09:47 PM
Just install the base system and apt-get what you need after. Check out Debian's site for instructions

If you wan't to dl the iso, the first one has most things needed, the rest are just additional crap and maybe some drivers.

If you have a slow con, I'd go with first option
:)

[ 20 February 2001: Message edited by: FyberOptyx ]
n2linux
02-20-2001, 09:50 PM
Hehe, just installed Debian last night without any .iso or floppies.

Now provided that you have a decent Internet connection and a linux compatible modem/network card, follow the directions here to install the base files and from there you can apt-get the packages you need.
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-rescue-boot.en.html#s-install-drive

Good luck
elomire678
02-20-2001, 10:26 PM
I have PPPoE DSL and have found that this method doesn't quite work. I don't think that it installs GCC which I needed to install the PPPoE software. I don't have a CD burner so the ISO method is out for me. Is there any other way to do a hard drive install of Debian?
FyberOptyx
02-20-2001, 10:36 PM
You could copy the ftp tree across and apt-get from your hard drive.
elomire678
02-20-2001, 10:46 PM
Thanks. Do I need to get *-all? Or do I just need the -i386 stuff?
FyberOptyx
02-20-2001, 11:10 PM
It could take a while if you copied all of them. If you want to copy all I think everything after the main directory.
Otherwise, check out debian's site and look at the 'packages', find the files you want to copy (and their locations)and it will tell you what dependencies are needed as well. (the .deb files you need)
Install the dependencies first to save error mssgs. Don't forget the dependencies could have dependencies of their own.
If this sounds complicated it may be easier to copy all of them. Don't forget to keep the same layout as the ftp.
I'm not sure if you could patially copy the tree as I have never tried this method, I am just trying to work out other options for you.
I get confused myself when I type more than 3 lines :D so if none of this makes sense or it doesn't work - please reply. ;)
ph34r
02-20-2001, 11:31 PM
Ya know, it sure would be nice if ya could just dl a 50-100mb install-iso that is the simple base, and then have a nice listing of everything apt-gettable for your version choice (bleeding edge, stable, etc.).

Maybe I just need to RTFM one more time.
FyberOptyx
02-20-2001, 11:47 PM
Ya know, it sure would be nice if ya could just dl a 50-100mb install-iso that is the simple base, and then have a nice listing of everything apt-gettable for your version choice (bleeding edge, stable, etc.).

hear hear
FyberOptyx
02-20-2001, 11:58 PM
Here is the link for packages
web page (http://packages.debian.org/stable/)
knute
02-21-2001, 12:24 AM
You could simply download the pppoe or the gcc debs and simply install them into your system after the base is installed.

If you are on adsl, then the ftp install would be the quickest for you though.

Good luck.
FyberOptyx
02-21-2001, 12:46 AM
here is the link for ppoe
web page (http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/pppoe.html)
and for gcc
web page (http://packages.debian.org/stable/devel/gcc.html)
elomire678
02-21-2001, 04:34 AM
Thanks everyone for the help. The base harddrive install plus gcc and pppoe would make a perfect and easy to install router system for me. I think I'll make a 486 system out of the parts I have for this purpose.

Now to figure out how exactly to get the rest of the Linux stuff I want on this system.