[geeks] Debian question

[mrl]

On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 00:25, Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 12:07:59AM -0500, Bill Bradford wrote:
> > Someone tell me what CD images I need to grab in order to have a 
> > semi-current/up-to-date system.. or should I just download "Stable"
> > and then use apt or whatever it is now to upgrade everything?
> 
> Okay, there's 7 CD images.  Surely I dont need all of them?

For almost everything (non-X, anyway) basic, just get the first disc. I
think everything I wanted on an old powermac used all of the first disc
and got vim off the second, or something like that. It's also a lot
easier on the internet link if you just get the first cd, and download
the rest.