[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
On 28/04/13 17:10, Neil Winchurst wrote: > Having finally got my old desktop more or less working again (thanks > for all the help) I have now had a go at installing the Ubuntu server. > I know that bad apple suggested trying the Debian server and I did > look at the web site. There is so much there that I was completely > overwhelmed and gave up looking in the end. > > I did have a bit of trouble with the old HD, and the installation > failed with error messages a couple of times. In the end I ran a live > DVD on the machine, and used gparted to reformat the disk as Ext4. > > So, starting tomorrow I will have a look at it all. If anyone can > advise about some good help articles on the internet I would be > grateful. I may well be back with some questions! > > Thanks > > Neil > You were looking for this I believe: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/wheezy_di_rc1/amd64/iso-cd/debian-wheezy-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.iso But you may want to wait for another week or so, when Debian will be officially releasing their latest stable (wheezy) build. I think you could get a lot of mileage out of this site: http://www.howtoforge.com/ Look for the "perfect server" guides, which can walk you through complete setups from scratch of Ubuntu server, Debian, CentOS, Arch... pretty much everything really. Cheers -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq