[NBLUG/talk] Debian

[Steve]

Oh here is another reason I want to dump RedHat (I know I could pay to get
rid of this problem, but I'm un-employed and broke.)

[root at oracle root]# !up2date
up2date --nox -u

Error Message:
    Demo service for server 1001445557 limited due to high load
Error Class Code: 51
Error Class Info: 
     Demo service currently disabled due to high load. If you would like
     to see Red Hat's policies on Demo service, or find out how you can 
     purchase a subscription service and receive priority download access, 
     please go to http://rhn.redhat.com/preview/index.pxt


Stupid RedHat!! Why send me a security alert if ya not gonna let me update
:P (again I know I can pay.. and I can also download the packages off of
nblugs mirror or sonics.. just complaining thats all)

-Steve



On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 03:56:27PM -0700, Jeremy Turner wrote:
> Hello all!  I'm just coming back to the area from the midwest from
> college and I found this lug.  Debian's my cup of tea.
> 
> On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 15:28, Steve wrote:
> > I'm thinking about moving to debian, anyone know a fast mirror site to
> > download the ISOs?  Also any gotchas I need to watch out for
> > when doing this.. I figured I would just nuke my RH8.0 partition and start
> > over.. There really isnt any data worth saving on this box anyways =)
> 
> The best part about debian is that you only install what you need.  My
> favorite installation method is to grab the debian mini-cd
> http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/debian-cd/ and burn it onto a 3" cd.  It will
> work on a regular-sized cd as well.  Once you get everything all fixed
> up, add a couple of apt mirrors and grab everything else off of them!
> 
> The transition from the RedHat/Mandrake/SuSE way of thinking (download
> the ISO, then install) to debian's download what you need, then grab
> them one by one, is a bit different.  Additionally, if you have a slower
> dsl line, you can set a cron job to do all your downloading late in the
> night.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Jeremy
> -- 
> Jeremy Turner <jeremy at linuxwebguy.com>
> The LinuxWebGuy
> 
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