Re: [Hampshire] install linux without internet connection?

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Author: Hugo Mills
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On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 06:30:04PM +0100, Peter Alefounder wrote:
> I had a look at the Debian installation manual. Am I right in thinking that
> installation should be as easy as for SuSE - i.e. mostly automated?


Yes, there are more-or-less sane defaults for everything.

> How easy is it to install individual programs? Is there an equivalent to
> YaST?


aptitude or synaptic for package installation. I don't know what
else yast provides (my vague memories of using it a while ago are that
it also provides pain and heartache).

Hugo.

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