Debian Linux

at boot prompt: "bf24" (start 2.4 kernel vs. 2.2)

select Language and 
keyboard

hard disk (/dev/hda)
Create swap partition (128M)
Root partition --bootable (128Mb)
logic partition (.5 Gig)
2nd logic (.5 Gig)
home (whatever is left over)
---all FS type Linux exect swap---linux swap

Init swap partition
init pri (ext3)
mount root filesystem

repeat above for var,usr,and home

kernel install

configure device drivers
(devices/net)
nic (de4x5)

configure network ----

make system bootable --mbr

reboot

set time
set root pwd
remove pcmcia packages? yes

atp configuration ---edit by hand

"deb http://http.us.debian.or/debian unstable main" per Keegan: using unstable means just that..if you have issues....take a 24hr breather and attempt again

no additional sources
no security updates

run taskel? --no

deselect? --no

update configuration file? yes


Configuring debconf
select Readline
select medium
don't touch keymap
system wide readible directories? yes
serial--autosave once


upgrade glibc? Y

update system? yes

mail config?
/
5

mandb? --yes

rebuild database? --yes

erase any additional .deb files? --yes


"apt-get update"

"apt-get install deborphan"

"deborphan"

"dbkp -P <all packages listed ---space in between>"

"deborphan -a"

"dpkg -P <all packages you don't want>"

"deborphan -a"

repeat several times to ensure all packages are removed that you don't want





----NoCat Setup-------

To Be Continued............