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Posted: Aug. 18 2005,13:03 |
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If you are a beginner to Linux in general and to DSL, I would suggest that you download the current DSL .iso file and make a bootable CD. Then, after you make the LiveCD, boot your PC with it. Then, play around with it and experiment to get the feel for it. The LiveCD will not change anything about your system, but will help you to learn about DSL and Linux. Then, after you are comfortable with DSL you can start making decisions about installing. Consider this: read the forums regarding a frugal install and compare that to a full hard drive install. Up to this point, if all you have ever used is Windows, then try to get your mind wrapped around the meaning of a frugal install before you go and do a hard drive install. I think you will find the many benefits of a frugal install. Forget what you know about windows, it does not apply to DSL or Linux. Read about frugal here: http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....install and more here: http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....install
Go here to learn how to make a bootable CD: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/talk/node/63 Go here to get a list of places where you can download DSL as a .iso file (you are looking for the file named dsl-1.4.iso inside the folder called 'current'): http://damnsmalllinux.org/download.html This link is one I chose for you if you are having difficulty find the current DSL .iso file: (remember, the name of the file you want is dsl-1.4.iso) http://mirror.psunit.com/dsl/current/
Get busy making your DSL LiveCD and start having some DSL 50Mb Penguin Power Fun.
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