----- Original Message ----- From: <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 4:47 PM Subject: debian 4.0 install > Hi, > > I have the latest debian iso from shane. > > I have been through the install but intend to do it again and make a > better job of it. > > I am wondering what I should do with the third option of the country > selection. I selected english for language, uk for country then I got > another option which I am unsure about? > > Also, wonder about the keyboard options? IIRC, it's asking you to select a locale and a keyboard layout. You should be able to accept defaults for each. A locale is a way of customizing linux for particular cultures -- whether to use a comma or a period for a decimal point, for example. A keyboard layout sets how linux interacts with your keyboard. The installer tries to figure out these values based on your previous selections. The defaults will probably work for you. > > I also notice that there is an option to remove unneeded > components, is there a way of determining what I can remove from > this section? You shouldn't bother with this unless you are short on disk space. A default install takes only about 4 Gb. That includes the GUI. > I just created a dual-boot linux and Windows XP system on a 15 Gb hard drive and I still have plenty of space to spare. > Finally, for the kernell choice I notice a few options with speakup > but not sure of the differences between them? > > I have the debian install manual but have not found the information > in there. > > Thanks for your patience. > > Keith > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > You need to know what kind of processor you have in your computer. The kernel that ends with 486 is for really old machines -- like 6 or 7 years old. The one that says AMD64 is for fairly new machines with an AMD 64 bit processor. Most machines will use the kernel with the name ending with 686.
