Quote Originally Posted by UnderScore
.... If someone is on a monthly quota broadband connection or on a dialup line, then I would suggest that they get the first 2 & maybe up to the first 4 CD ISO images. Or they can order.....
James,
Still too many choices for me. I don't know from the above if the 4 CD set has any advantage over the 2. I have opened the other thread in another window and will read it, but I'm still trying to work my way through all the Knoppix postings since I've last been here. So let me give a few details and ask a specific question and hopefully you'll give me the benefit of your experience: I don't use dial-up or have a bandwidth quota. I do have DSL at 1.5 mbd tops, not DSL extreme or cable which would be a lot faster. When I last installed Debian I had a lot of problems just getting the partitioning the way I wanted it (I blame a very cryptic dialog, and also saw that I wasn't alone in experiencing this). I would be extremely happy with getting applications from the web with app-get after the install, but would like to be able to do enough of an install to get Debian up and working without ever having to go back to the Internet during the install. What do I want? The 2 CD set you mentioned? The 4 CD set? Is there a single CD that will do it for me, other than the "business card" CD? (How has Linux managed to get so bloated that a basic install would need 2 CDs?) Even a link to a fast US mirror would be very welcome. Thanks.