Talk:Linux Guide/Installing (advanced)

Merge!
Proposed merge with Linux for Newbies

for - I changed my mind on this one (see history, about 5 mins ago ;-), it is about the same stuff --H2g2bob 00:49, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I can see how a lot of the article needs to stay the same (preparation, etc.) but I think that each special installer needs a different page (Fedora, Debian, Mandrake, etc.) as they're all very different. [ alerante | &#x201c;&#x201d; 13:56, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC) ]


 * It occurs to me that the best option may be to have only the easiest install (I think that an install of Debian from Knoppix is the best choice) on this page. I haven't done that yet, but as far as I can tell, it's the easiest way for anyone running an i386 to get Linux.  Too many options can get confusing, so I think that the best thing to do would be to present a single course of action.  (Of course, if one doesn't like choices, Debian might not be the best bet...)  Paullusmagnus 16:24, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * Knoppix is marked as fair compatibility with Debian. It's true that is easy to install, but how it work when it is installed is another question... I think that is Ubuntu better for this purpose. Where are other Linux distributions in this WikiBook anyway? --Popski 18:18, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Is it just me or does this page, "Installing Linux" say very little about actually installing linux - Dhuss 19:53, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)
 * It does say very little about installing Linux. When dealing with Linux installs, most distributions are to the point where, they're seperate beasts getting things accomplished.  Since it's a wiki-book perhaps it'd be best to cover the major distro's in individual sections?  Or the book should be renamed, "Installing $DISTRO Linux".  Either way, it's almost too broad of a subject, to cover everything in just one page or section for the install process.