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The Well-Tempered Debian desktop

Posted by timothy on from the warms-the-cockles dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What happens when the editor of a popular Linux website attempts to install a Debian Etch desktop on an old ThinkPad? How does it turn out? Surprisingly well! The article comprises an entertaining account of the entire process, complete with lots of informative screenshots, from downloading the net-install to tangling with Wi-Fi and modem PCMCIA cards as the last step — and everything in between. A great primer for Debian newbies... Go Debian!"

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  1. ...and by EvanED · · Score: 2, Funny

    The only hitch in the procedure that is even sorta the fault of Linux is that I don't know how to get it so that the computer will hibernate/resume.

    Oh yeah, and my sound card doesn't work.

  2. But... by Klaidas · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does this mean that year 2007 will be the YEAR OF LINUX DESKTOP?
    I kid, i kid! =)

  3. The Author Isn't Very Thourough by gers0667 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know about this article. The author wasn't able to completely fill his desktop with icons.

  4. debian is _THE_ distro by C0vardeAn0nim0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    i know i sound like a fanboy, but i simply love debian...

    to the point of tattooing the swirl on my left arm.

    and windowmaker's icon in my back.

    and yes, i'm as geek as geek can be.

    --
    What ? Me, worry ?