On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 04:58:37PM -0500, Karl Bongers wrote: > My main objective is to try and avoid software bloat. ...[snip]... > So I'd like to load an older distro and then do selective upgrades, > trying to avoid too much GUI bloat that cloggs the arteries. Not sure > if Debian is the solution, but its worth a look. Certainly worth a try. I know my typical installation proceedure is to install the base system, between 40 and 60 megs, and then quit out of dselect. I then install things individually. This does two things for you: 1) You learn by necessity what is needed and what is not needed on your system, 2) You become comfortable using a non-graphical interface for installing software. apt is a wonderful tool. I always use "apt-get install -u package" so I can see what additional packages are needed to install the target package. Good luck! (The woody installation works well, BTW.) -- Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> | a.k.a. ^chewie http://www.wookimus.net/ | s.k.a. gunnarr -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20020617/d7f7d02e/attachment.pgp