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Debian Lenny Installer RC1 Arrives

Posted by timothy on from the not-lenny-from-of-mice-and-men dept.

nerdyH writes "It appears that Debian 5.0 (aka "Lenny") will soon take its big binocular eyes out into the wider world. Only two months later than expected, the Debian project has completed the first release candidate of Lenny's installer. Featuring much faster installation from "live" CDs, and expanded support for ARM-based devices such as NAS servers, Lenny has gestated for 19 months, compared to 21 months for the previous "Etch" release. Lookout, world, Debian releases are picking up speed! The download is here."

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  1. Re:why bother with a liveCD? by squisher · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Nope, I disagree. I have no problems with a text installer, but I still think the live cd installer is a useful feature. I'd prefer to use that if I have the option.

    I just think it is nice to have the option to do something with the computer while it's installing. Installing is I/O heavy, so i.e. surfing the web or playing a little game does not slow it down.

  2. Re:why bother with a liveCD? by renegadesx · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Knoppix: "Hey, I'm still alive you know!"

    Poor old Knoppix, really was the first to prefect the whole LiveCD thing and now its commonplace amongst distro's most people forgot where it really came from.

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    Make SELinux enforcing again!
  3. Re:Don't install Lenny! by eln · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Oh come on mods, this was funny! I think someone needs to get a little culture.

    It's well known that Lenny does not do well with mice. Or puppies, for that matter.

  4. Re:why bother with a liveCD? by rcw-home · · Score: 3, Interesting

    most people forgot where it really came from

    Yggdrasil?