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Hi Guys i am very new to linux

i have looking at some of the posts and was that Debian was just two cd's install.

Why did i download 22 worth of cd's ??

I will start the install in the morning will let you all know how it goes

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Hope your install goes well
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Must have had some problems.
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If you have a fast broadband connection and a network card you can also choose to netinstall, that way you only download what you need, and its the most recent version.
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hi, try ubuntu has one cd, and easy to install like debian....
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all you need for debian is the first CD
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for a system with no GUI

the second and 3rd cds have the WMs etc.. on them
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for a full system - the forst CD is enough for installation and internet connection setup, and after that - aptitude
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22 cd's is too much. you have asked here first if you needed all of them.
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