[H-GEN] Debian install newbie

[David Duffy]

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David Duffy wrote:

>> I used another set of CD's and now have two machines up
>> and running. Installing and configuring samba was quick
>> and easy and I even installed php and mysql on one of
>> them without too much drama! Things are looking up. :-)
>> I've added the /testing lines to the sources.list so I
>> can update apache to version 2.x etc. I don't know what
>> was (is) wrong with those APC CDs but the four iso's I
>> had downloaded a few months ago did the trick. Pity that
>> I didn't have them here over the weekend. Oh well. :-)
>> David...
>
Sandra Milne wrote:

> Hi David, I've noticed that the APCMag CDs are often unreliable. I 
> don't know what they do with them, but we've tried RedHat 9 and 
> Mandrake 9.1 off those CDs and the installations either crash midway 
> through, refuse one or all CDs, or the installation is just broken 
> from the start.
>
> I guess I wasn't paying attention the 50 times you said you used APC 
> CDs :-)

That's OK. I appreciate that you and Michael took the time to write with 
suggestions.
I once loaded M$ IE from an APC mag CD. Talk about butchered. Should've 
learnt!
Son #1 is in bed now so I've had to leave it for now. (Debian PC still 
in his bedroom)
I'll move it tomorrow when I have some more time and another network 
cable here.
I ran out of Hitchhikers names so the Debian ones are named Rimmer and 
Lister! :-)
(Red Dwarf characters) That'll make it easy to spot the new machines on 
the networks.
Well, off to do some more work. (Microchip assembler programming) Thanks 
again.
David...



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