[LUG] Install.

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Posted by "Jon Davey" <jondavey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Hi, thanks for the replies. Sorry about the HTML email.
Neil W Wrote
> Where did installation stop?<
> What errors were displayed?<
> (Mandrake is particularly good at these things normally)<
The first sign that there might be a problem was when X-free-86 did`nt load. I was 
asked if I would like to go on with the instillation or stop it there...I carried 
on. This then carried on untill a message conferming that the process had "died" 
appeared.

Niel Wwrote
> Try Knoppix, try Mandrake 10, try any Fedora 2 as well. The options >are endless 
> and you've only just begun.<

I`ve got a copy of Debian Woody here that I`m concidering looking at again.
Matt L wrote
> If you have broadband, try Debian netinstall.
<http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimag>
> snip<
> make sure you use the testing branch, and install a nice 
> graphical desktop like GNOME.
> The hardish part with Debian is the installation. Feel free to >contact 
> me off list and I can help you install GNU/Linux

Unfortunatly I do`nt have broadband ...yet. I may need help with the Debian distro 
I`ve got though. Thanks.
Luke H wrote
> Is the ITX one of the all in one mini compact systems? From my hazed
> memory they were released not to long back.

Yeah thats it.....
> I would go with Neils suggestion and try out Fedora 2 or Mandrake >10 -

OK thanks for the help. I`m not sure what I`m going to do yet.....I`ll have another 
bash at the install then think about getting a new distrubution probably.Thanks 
again.
..Jon Davey......

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