Oy,
Apparently there are already some good instructions on how to install Debian Etch. Just my luck that I found them when I didn't need them. Maybe someone here will benefit from it. It's pretty good actually. Everything you'd expect from a good walkthrough. Good formatting of text, pretty pictures, detailed instructions, all things I can't be bothered to do despite my distaste for poor documentation. Go figure.
Debian Etch Installation Instructions:
Here's an older version:
He opts for KDE as opposed to GNOME, which was something I hadn't actually considered. It's a nice change of pace from the measly looking GNOME, but I still couldn't figure out the whole wrong-resolution business.
To keep track, I had to run the Debian installer 4 times today. I'm becoming a pro. I tweeted a few days back that I installed Linux at least two dozen times in as many days. I can't say whether that will be the case for you, but I just want to have the platform setup correctly before I move forward. These kind of enterprise-level changes are very costly to do later on, so better to get it right the first time supposedly.
The ethernet problem went away. I just can't keep the ethernet cable plugged during startup. If I connect once startup is done, then all seems to be good.
Also, a neat tip is to remove the cdrom from the list of repositories once you get all set up. It's mentioned in that first link, but I'll repeat it here to emphasize its importance. Sign in as root with
suPassword:
Then type in
pico /etc/apt/sources.list
Comment out the cdrom line by adding "#" at the beginning, or you can just erase the whole line. Never know when you'll need it again. This tweak makes it easier install things like kde. My system kept checking for it in the cdrom, but my "cdrom" was my USB. It obviously didn't detect it, so just get rid of it. Let it download it from the repositories in that sources.list file. I have to say, I think that's one of the coolest things about Linux/Debian/APT. You can install, update or upgrade whatever you want using Terminal and the sources.list file. Just say
apt-get install kde kdm gparted anyprogramreallyprovidedit'sspelledcorrectly
and it just grabs it from whatever repository has the latest version. That's so sweet. It's probably also the most confusing part of it for non-nerds/geeks/dweebs/dorks.
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