On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:18:20 -0400, Gene Kearns wrote:

On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 15:46:07 -0400, thunder
wrote:

On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 14:10:30 -0400, JimH wrote:


Big brother has you.

If you feel that way, perhaps it is time to consider another OS. I've
been using Linux for close to 10 years now, and break out in hives, if I
have to use MS. Linux has many Live CDs now, that can let you get a feel
for the system, without having to alter your existing MS system. Just a
thought.

http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=cd

http://www.linuxiso.org/

Or, my favorite:

http://www.debian.org/distrib/



As this is a computer NG and this is a computer related notice to the
forum users it is not OT. Besides, I will now mention the
word..................BOAT. ;-)


Ok, I bit on this, went to the debian website, and found that jigdo was a
necessity.

It's not. Full CD images are available starting he

http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/

Jigdo and bittorrent are the preferred ways to save bandwidth, but they
are not necessary.


Then, I linked out to http:////atterer.net/jigdo/#download to download
jigdo so I could make installation disks and got not only that program
but, also, a loader virus called W32/Agent.JN@dl that (fortunately) my
anti-virus caught and deleted.

I suspect it's a false positive. W32/Agent is a downloader. So is jigdo.
While it's possible the jigdo site has been infected, I doubt it. The
Open Source world is quick to find and fix any shenanigans. Still, if
you are uncomfortable, use the above link for a full CD.

Frankly, I've never downloaded a full CD. My preferred way to install is
a netinstall. It's a minimal install, then uses the net to download the
programs I want.

http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst