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On 15/06/13 17:23, Neil Winchurst wrote: > So you have given me the iso file for a minimal installation of Debian > v 7.0. (My laptop is 64 bit). I suppose that I can install this and > lose the version I already have on the laptop, then add whatever > programs I want. Is that right? Oh, and the ISOs are standard netinst media, so not minimal at all. They have enough data on them to bootstrap your machine, set up your network connection (which is where you've run into problems) and then pull whatever installation options you want directly from the repo mirrors. You can choose everything from ultra-minimalist to probably installing every single one of the 20k+ available packages. Netinst should always be your preferred method of installation, unless you have a severely restricted data cap or very slow internet connection. Nice fresh packages straight from the updated repos, lovely. Cheers -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq