hi, i'm wavering. i intended to install whitebox. but i really would like to be able to do installs remotely. we downloaded and burned knoppix3.4 just to get remote access, with the intention of merely using it to install whitebox. but anaconda doesn't seem to be able to do a hd install via vnc. so now i'm wondering if i should actually jump ship and install debian. i've heard there are multiple installers, and i'd think it likely one might do what i want. but i'm worried about entering unfamiliar territory. yeah i'm comfy with rpm and yum, but more to the point, documentation, and hardware, more often seem to be aimed at redhat than other distros. so the big question in my head is, if i go with debian, will i regret it in the long run, just because i wanted to do funky remote restalls. by the way yes, i'm new to st paul, came here to work for the nonviolent peaceforce. they're all M$ at the moment, i intend to metamorphose everything to open source as quickly as possible keeping in mind that these folks have got plenty else to worry about without having their IT rug yanked out from under them. so anyway it might be wrong to start out by setting myself back by trying to jump into an unfamiliar distro. and, sincere apologies if i start a distro flamewar, that's not what i want, but i would love some good pointers to making a good decision here. tia, greg -- gregory whitley mott it coordinator nonviolentpeaceforce.org _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list