On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 21:24, greg wrote: > hi, > > i'm wavering. i intended to install whitebox. but i really would like > to be able to do installs remotely. > > we downloaded and burned knoppix3.4 just to get remote access, with the > intention of merely using it to install whitebox. but anaconda doesn't > seem to be able to do a hd install via vnc. > > so now i'm wondering if i should actually jump ship and install debian. > i've heard there are multiple installers, and i'd think it likely one > might do what i want. > > but i'm worried about entering unfamiliar territory. yeah i'm comfy > with rpm and yum, but more to the point, documentation, and hardware, > more often seem to be aimed at redhat than other distros. > > so the big question in my head is, if i go with debian, will i regret it > in the long run, just because i wanted to do funky remote restalls. > > by the way yes, i'm new to st paul, came here to work for the nonviolent > peaceforce. they're all M$ at the moment, i intend to metamorphose > everything to open source as quickly as possible keeping in mind that > these folks have got plenty else to worry about without having their IT > rug yanked out from under them. so anyway it might be wrong to start > out by setting myself back by trying to jump into an unfamiliar distro. > > and, sincere apologies if i start a distro flamewar, that's not what i > want, but i would love some good pointers to making a good decision > here. > > tia, > greg Well flamewars are stupid but I recommend Gentoo. It is ver well documented. See the install guide at gentoo.org good luck, welcome to st paul! _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list