Hi all,

I have been trying to download the dvd 3.1 for sarge
but have had no success (I do have a high speed
connection). Is it possible to do this? If not what is
the easiest way to get BitTorrent to work from the
client side? I downloaded/installed the client for
linux/bittorrent but it did not put an entry in any of
my menus (the rpm version on CentOS).

thanks,
charles.....

***** charles wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been trying to download the dvd 3.1 for sarge
> but have had no success (I do have a high speed
> connection). Is it possible to do this? If not what is
> the easiest way to get BitTorrent to work from the
> client side? I downloaded/installed the client for
> linux/bittorrent but it did not put an entry in any of
> my menus (the rpm version on CentOS).
>
> thanks,
> charles.....
>
>


http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/

RK

In article <MWDre.4059$hK3.226@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et>, *****
charles <shultzjrX@joimail.com> writes
>Hi all,
>I have been trying to download the dvd 3.1 for sarge
>but have had no success (I do have a high speed
>connection). Is it possible to do this? If not what is
>the easiest way to get BitTorrent to work from the
>client side? I downloaded/installed the client for
>linux/bittorrent but it did not put an entry in any of
>my menus (the rpm version on CentOS).
>thanks,
>charles.....

I, too, had a problem, and asked about it in a recent thread, but there
was no reply. Eventually I got the first DVD using BitComet on XP.

Can anyone point me to the contents of the two CDs?
I may not need the second one because I don't need the source code
(if that's what it contains).

This newsgroup seems very low traffic.
The equivalent Mandrake newsgroup is has loads of posts.
I wonder why? Is this a new newsgroup?
And is there a better source of help, such as a web forum?
--
Chris

Chris wrote:
> In article <MWDre.4059$hK3.226@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et>, *****
> charles <shultzjrX@joimail.com> writes
>
>> Hi all,
>> I have been trying to download the dvd 3.1 for sarge
>> but have had no success (I do have a high speed
>> connection). Is it possible to do this? If not what is
>> the easiest way to get BitTorrent to work from the
>> client side? I downloaded/installed the client for
>> linux/bittorrent but it did not put an entry in any of
>> my menus (the rpm version on CentOS).
>> thanks,
>> charles.....
>
>
> I, too, had a problem, and asked about it in a recent thread, but there
> was no reply. Eventually I got the first DVD using BitComet on XP.
>
> Can anyone point me to the contents of the two CDs?
> I may not need the second one because I don't need the source code
> (if that's what it contains).
>
> This newsgroup seems very low traffic.
> The equivalent Mandrake newsgroup is has loads of posts.
> I wonder why? Is this a new newsgroup?
> And is there a better source of help, such as a web forum?

The easiest way to get images is:

http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/

RK

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:54:43 +0100, Chris wrote:

> And is there a better source of help, such as a web forum?

The mailing lists are very active:
http://lists.debian.org/

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"Russ" <rjkfsm@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:11au5tnk7kh0k93@corp.supernews.com...
> ***** charles wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been trying to download the dvd 3.1 for sarge
> > but have had no success (I do have a high speed
> > connection). Is it possible to do this? If not what is
> > the easiest way to get BitTorrent to work from the
> > client side? I downloaded/installed the client for
> > linux/bittorrent but it did not put an entry in any of
> > my menus (the rpm version on CentOS).
> >
> > thanks,
> > charles.....
> >
> >
>
>
> http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/

Is there an easy to read and understand guide on how to
download/install/set up jigdo? Most of the how-to's in
linux from my perspetive are written by and for programmers
and "real people" have a very difficult time getting over the
learning curve required to get anything meaningfull accomplished.

charles.....

"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news:QIU4daBzfyrCFwo3@[127.0.0.1]...
> In article <MWDre.4059$hK3.226@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et>, *****
> charles <shultzjrX@joimail.com> writes
> >Hi all,
> >I have been trying to download the dvd 3.1 for sarge
> >but have had no success (I do have a high speed
> >connection). Is it possible to do this? If not what is
> >the easiest way to get BitTorrent to work from the
> >client side? I downloaded/installed the client for
> >linux/bittorrent but it did not put an entry in any of
> >my menus (the rpm version on CentOS).
> >thanks,
> >charles.....
>
> I, too, had a problem, and asked about it in a recent thread, but there
> was no reply. Eventually I got the first DVD using BitComet on XP.

It is a sad day when a linux problem is solved with a Windows(r)
solution.


> Can anyone point me to the contents of the two CDs?
> I may not need the second one because I don't need the source code
> (if that's what it contains).
>
> This newsgroup seems very low traffic.
> The equivalent Mandrake newsgroup is has loads of posts.
> I wonder why? Is this a new newsgroup?
> And is there a better source of help, such as a web forum?
> --
> Chris

In article <6FKre.4472$jX6.1166@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink. net>, *****
charles <shultzjrX@joimail.com> writes
>"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
>news:QIU4daBzfyrCFwo3@[127.0.0.1]...

>> Eventually I got the first DVD using BitComet on XP.

>It is a sad day when a linux problem is solved with a Windows(r)
>solution.

When someone wants to move from Windows to Linux he often uses Windows
to download a Linux distribution - don't you think?
--
Chris

In article <11au5tnk7kh0k93@corp.supernews.com>, Russ <rjkfsm@yahoo.com>
writes
>***** charles wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I have been trying to download the dvd 3.1 for sarge
>> but have had no success (I do have a high speed
>> connection). Is it possible to do this? If not what is
>> the easiest way to get BitTorrent to work from the
>> client side? I downloaded/installed the client for
>> linux/bittorrent but it did not put an entry in any of
>> my menus (the rpm version on CentOS).
>> thanks,
>> charles.....

>http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/
>RK

Interesting, Russ. However that *does* put yet another barrier in place
for someone wanting to go from Windows to Linux. Straightaway you have
to learn a new downloading method, before you even start learning Linux!

Do you reckon that Debian is aimed only at those who are already Linux
experts? Would it be better to learn Linux using Mandriva and then
migrate to Debian after a few years?

The problem with that, though, might be a lot of time wasted because of
slightly different ways of doing things in the different distributions.
--
Chris

Chris wrote:
> In article <11au5tnk7kh0k93@corp.supernews.com>, Russ <rjkfsm@yahoo.com>
> writes
>
>> ***** charles wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I have been trying to download the dvd 3.1 for sarge
>>> but have had no success (I do have a high speed
>>> connection). Is it possible to do this? If not what is
>>> the easiest way to get BitTorrent to work from the
>>> client side? I downloaded/installed the client for
>>> linux/bittorrent but it did not put an entry in any of
>>> my menus (the rpm version on CentOS).
>>> thanks,
>>> charles.....
>
>
>> http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/
>> RK
>
>
> Interesting, Russ. However that *does* put yet another barrier in place
> for someone wanting to go from Windows to Linux. Straightaway you have
> to learn a new downloading method, before you even start learning Linux!
>
> Do you reckon that Debian is aimed only at those who are already Linux
> experts? Would it be better to learn Linux using Mandriva and then
> migrate to Debian after a few years?
>
> The problem with that, though, might be a lot of time wasted because of
> slightly different ways of doing things in the different distributions.


Jigdo is very easy to use. It is simply a download manger. You give it
the URL of the jigdo file and let it go. How hard is that?

Debian is my first distribution after migrating from WinXP. I'm now
working on a Stage 1 Gentoo install. Then again, I ENJOY learning &
experiencing new things. Some people thinks it's adventurous to eat
venison. Ho-Hum. I've been there. Ever eat camel? That's the kind of
person I am.

Isn't every car slightly different? You have to learn where all the
controls are, right? Isn't every house different? Bathrooms are in
different places, right? Life is about learning. Get over it. If
everything was exactly the same, then life would be very boring.

RK