Debian Lenny Installer RC1 Arrives 81
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."
Re:why bother with a liveCD? (Score:5, 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.
Re:why bother with a liveCD? (Score:4, Interesting)
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.
Re:Don't install Lenny! (Score:4, Interesting)
Oh come on mods, this was funny! I think someone needs to get a little culture [wikipedia.org].
It's well known that Lenny does not do well with mice. Or puppies, for that matter.
Re:why bother with a liveCD? (Score:4, Interesting)
Yggdrasil? [wikipedia.org]
Re:why bother with a liveCD? (Score:1, Interesting)
Klaus himself discourages using Knoppix as an installer, recommending Debian instead.
However, as a standalone livecd (now exclusively a livedvd), Knoppix remains unbeaten in OOB functionality and compatibility.
SNI support in Apache? (Score:3, Interesting)
Do the versions of Apache and OpenSSL support SNI so we can have virtual hosts with SSL?
Re:why bother with a liveCD? (Score:3, Interesting)
I'm using Debian know. But I would switch to whatever Distro that allowed me to run Compiz Fusion (or even Beryl) on a Nvidia card without sacrificing a large portion of my life to researching "how?".
I'm NOT a linux geek. or a windows geek, for that matter. But I have been running slackware since 95, maybe 94, was a solaris & hp-unix sysadmin before I turned to the dark side and went primarily into Wintel-related jobs. If it was simple, easy, or even moderately difficult to do, I could do it.
But I just don't have the time or spare brain cycles right now to research in-depth something that is just to make Vista users shut their yap about glass.