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RoosterMan

I'd like to use Debian Sid so that I can use Gnome 3 etc. I am currently using Fedora however would prefer to use all free software. My question is what is the best way to install? I see the DVD images on
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-dvd/
However I would like to avoid burning so many disks. Is there a way I can do a netinstall, or what is the easiest way to update?

My second question is regarding Chakra. On it's about page (http://chakra-linux.org/about.html) it talks about "As we also believe in choice, all proprietary software can be disabled at system startup (for drivers) and in our installer (for anything else)". I haven't used Chakra since your coverdisk for the KDE 4.6 release, and didn't see this option. Has it changed? (Not that I just subscribed a couple days ago and haven't gotten the recent CD with Chakra on it.)

I'm hoping to purchase a Thinkpad x61 Tablet, and like Gnome 3 and KDE, and might dual boot. Plasma active and Gnome 3 look like fun on a touchscreen!

Thanks

towy71 · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:40 am Post subject:

http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ is the answer to the first question, as for chakra that is nothing I know about Wink

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RoosterMan · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:13 pm Post subject:

I found it here : http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/

Thanks!

I haven't been able to find much about Chakra, I kind of want to know if it just removes nonfree programs or actually uses the kernel without blobs.

chrishall57 · Joined: Tue May 03, 2005 2:13 pm Posts: 45

If you want free/libre then Chakra is not the way to go.

They state :