Re: [Thinkpad] Anyone know Debian nerwork install?

If you can get SUSE working, you can probably get WEBMIN installed
http://www.webmin.com ,
although you might have to do some sneakernetting until you get your
network going.
The thing with Linux is that all the capbilities are there, but it is
often VERY difficult to discover where they are and how to manipulate them.
Webmin provides a basic, usable UI for 90% of all Linux admin tasks.
I've even got it running on headless machines that have no other UI
installed.
Once you install Webmin, you open a web browser pointed to port 10000 on
your linux machine
( http://192.168.1.2:10000 for example, or http://localhost:10000 )
 From there, things are pretty straightforward.

Bruce Markowitz wrote:

>SuSU 10 went on fine, but I could not get my PCMCIA network card to work. It
>showed the card as present and working, and the connection was live, but I
>could not get an IP address.
>OTOH Knoppix run off CD got onto the net right away, so there must be some
>different drivers in the versions (or I have no clue WTF I am doing, more
>likely!)
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ted Frater" <ted.ffrater@virgin.net>
>To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
>Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 3:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Anyone know Debian nerwork install?
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>>Bruce Markowitz wrote:
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>>>And I freely admit that.
>>>
>>>But no way is it that stupid.
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "phil.eichinger" <phil.eichinger@gmail.com>
>>>To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
>>>Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
>>>Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 3:05 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Anyone know Debian nerwork install?
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>>>>On Sun, 2006-02-19 at 14:58 -0500, Bruce Markowitz wrote:
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>>>>>I did a live Knoppix on a 600e just for fun. Then I tried a SUSE
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>install.
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>>>>>Could not get a network to work.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now I installed Debian with the basic install CD, then the network
>>>>>download/install, which worked. After removing the CD and booting into
>>>>>
>>>>>
>a
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>>>>>Linux, I get a DOS type screen with a login. So I do the login, and it
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>gets
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>>>>>me to a C prompt type thing with an $
>>>>>OK, no GUI, what do I do now, or maybe I'll just give it up and go back
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>to
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>>>>>removing virii from memory chips and motherboards.
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyone know what to do at the prompt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>*snip*
>>>>
>>>>maybe trying to setup X and other stuff?
>>>>
>>>>debian documentation available here:
>>>>http://www.debian.org/doc/
>>>>
>>>>linux on thinkpads documentation here:
>>>>http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
>>>>
>>>>btw, laughing at newbies is not nice....
>>>>imho your question is at the same newbie level as the
>>>>virus/memorychips-question was....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>cheers, phil
>>>>
>>>>
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>>Hi Bruce,
>> I know just how you feel.
>> My son is the software guru here so i leave that up to him and i do the
>>hardware..
>> i prefer Linux to MS for all sorts of reasons.
>> however that doesnt help you.
>> If you want to install a Linux version on a thinkpad Id advise you try
>>Linspire. Its designed for Ist time Linux users. I was able to
>>successfully go from the putting in the CD to doing the whole setup. If
>>I can so can you.
>>If you want to go with Suse 10 thats another one thats good to use. tho
>>slackware 10 is designed for US users by US Linux software enthusiasts..
>> Do keep us up to date how you get on . Dont give up ,
>> I know it might sound a bit schoolmasterish, but dont be afraid to find
>>your local Linux users group. there all so helpful to a newbe. weve one
>>here , meets once a month in a pub, you call it a bar, well worth the
>>visit The Guiness is giid too!.
>> Ted
>>Dorset UK.
>>Currently using Slackware 10 on Thinkpad A21P.
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Received on Sun Feb 19 18:38:03 2006