Hi Ned, all files will be on hdb, however you partition it, as your WinXP drive is full. I just selected everything, except manual package selection. If you install a desktop system, you'll get the X server, whereas you'd just get a shell if you install any other server-based platform. They're all [*] kind of checkboxes anyway, and the whole thing here is taking up about 5.2 gb, I think. Also, if you install the desktop system as well as other stuff, you can then install gnopernicus, by logging into a shell and typing apt-get install gnopernicus and it'll retrieve it from the net. Good luck getting it working, I couldn't, which I think is a pity, as I'd like to see what it's like. Glad to be of assistance, hopefully! I did an apt-get dist-upgrade on my system, which brought most of the components up-to-date. It did *not* alter the base kernel, but replaced some modules, so if you do that, follow their instructions and reboot immediately. Since doing that, I've noticed disk writes are a lot quicker. Marcel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ned" <ngranic@xxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 8:51 PM Subject: Re: debian installation > thanks a million! this is what i was looking for... > i've got the hd, and cannot wait until Monday to pick up the barroed > synth, > and then the music shall start! > now tell me is it gonna make any difference when i install the debian as a > dns server rather than a desctop system? > one more question: which drive will be the root? > oh, i'm looking forward to finishing the installation ... > > many thanks once more! > ned
