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Debian Gets Win32 Installer

Posted by kdawson on from the no-CD-no-USB-no-problem dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Debian hacker Robert Millan has just announced the availability of a Debian-Installer Loader for win32. The program, inspired by Ubuntu's similar project, features 64-bit CPU auto-detection, download of linux/initrd netboot images, and chainloading into Debian-Installer via grub4dos. The frontend site goodbye-microsoft.com/ has been set up for advocacy purposes. Here are some screenshots."

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  1. the ultimate answer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    yes, it DOES run linux

    1. Re:the ultimate answer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
      yes, it DOES run linux


      It may run Linux, but it doesn't run under Linux in Wine! Just complains about missing c:\boot.ini and that my version of Windows might be too old. So where's the Linux port?

  2. Slashdotted already? by Doddman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Has that site been slashdotted? And if so, is there a mirror?

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  3. Goodbye by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    goodbye-webserver.com

  4. IE exploit? by Qwell · · Score: 5, Funny

    What would be funny, is if somebody managed to automate this, and used an IE exploit to force it to run.

    Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible if somebody actually does this.

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    1. Re:IE exploit? by Oopsz · · Score: 4, Funny

      you mean tuxissa?

    2. Re:IE exploit? by the_womble · · Score: 4, Funny

      Most people would probably think "Windows looks a bit different after that update".

      I told a neighbour recently that I did not use Windows. The reply was "What do use instead? Excel?"

      Most people do not know what a PC is, or that it is a switchable component.

  5. Re:Well that didn't work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Install Linux and run it under Wine.

  6. Well you have to install WINE... by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... oh, wait....

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  7. Re:Well that didn't work by the+donner+party · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's nothing! When I tried it, everything went fine, but when I first booted linux, it burned down my house, killed my dog and ran away with my wife! They really have to fix problems like that if they want non-technical users trying out this linux thingy.

  8. Re:http://goodbye-microsoft.com by Zontar+The+Mindless · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think this should be

    http://goodbye-server.com/
    Damn! That one's slashdotted, too!
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  9. Re: Windows .ISO burner by Curtman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Works fine for me - you do have the correct Service Pack one, right? There's different ones for SP1 and SP2.

    That's the problem with Windows. Until they get that stuff sorted, it will never be ready for the desktop.
  10. Re:Just in time! by kestasjk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Err people aren't going to get Vista on their new computer only to immediately head to goodbye-microsoft.com to install Debian.

    Oh wait.. On second thought that was a bit short sighted of them.

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  11. Re:Been there, done that... by NekoXP · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's SO user friendly! A 30 page document! Much better than a one-click installer!!!