Debian GNU/Linux

[Posted October 23, 2002 by ris]

The Debian Weekly News for October 22, 2002 has items by Matt Black, Andre Lehovich and Tollef Fog Heen. Also the NASA's FlightLinux project which uses a real-time variation of the Linux Kernel for onboard spacecraft use; a geek ski-trip; and much more.

The Debian Desktop subproject is a group of volunteers who want to create the best possible operating system for home and corporate workstation use. Our motto is "Software which Just Works". In short, our goal is to bring Debian, GNU, and Linux to the mainstream world.

A new Debian installer is in the works, but Progeny has one available now. The i386 Debian 3.0 (woody) installer image is based on PGI, the Progeny Graphical Installer.

LinuxOrbit.com looks at how to use GRUB on a Debian system. "Why use GRUB instead of LILO? Well, if you're reading this HOWTO, you're likely to already have your reasons for switching. But to give a couple quick reasons, you only install GRUB in your MBR once, it doesn't need to be reinstalled each kernel change like LILO, and you can also edit the boot entries, etc. from GRUB itself without having to boot first and change the config file. These are just some of my reasons, you can find more for yourself - but how do you set it up the Debian way?"