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The text is a bit confusing. First a major warning, then a "you will be able
to undo this operation". Right.
"Create new empty partition table on this device?" - and NO is the default
option. Didn't I actually go here to partition the drive?
Go back, go back - RED SCREEN - an installation step failed. Err, no actually,
it didn't *fail*, I just didn't *do* it, but went back in stead...

I'm thrown into the main menu.

Ah, here is the Configure network - let me just put an IP-address in there.
Great, now I get to choose not to use DHCP.

Back in the Partitioner , but now seemingly I can't choose automatic
partition...
Weird text here, "Configure the Logical Volume Manager" - I guess this means
that I can create something that has to do with LVM if I already have created
partitions. Choosing it asks if I want to save changes made to "partitioning
scheme" (I guess that means partition table). I haven't made any changes to
it. Choosing no gets me back to partitioning menu. Choosing yes lets me
create Volume Groups and Logical Volumes. I say crate VG - red screen. No
usable physical volumes found. Fine, there is only one disk with no
partitions yet. "Go Back". Back into Partitioner. Still no automatic thingy.
OK, so I stumble in to "Guided" finally and choose Erase entire disk. Fine.
All files in one partition - great, except that I will want a swap partition
as well. Hopefully it will do this. Finish partition, write to disk.
Partition #1 and #5? So, just one primary and then a logical? Err.. right.

Installing base system.

Install the GRUB boot loader. No thanks, I want Lilo. I choose No. Wrong
answer. It asks again where to put it, (hd0) is the default option. hd0? Is
that what GRUB calls sda? OK, Go Back then.

Back on the main menu. Hm. Up there is a Choose country I'm pretty sure
I haven't done... Anyway, install LILO. On master boot record. Lucky I know
what those things are. OK, all done then. Rebooting.

Configuring base system.. "The following are common time zones in the United
States" So, since I never got to choose country it assumes that I live in
the US? Oh god.

Set root password, create user account. Hm, full name before user name.. A bit
un-orthodox, but ok...

For some reason I have to choose every step from the menu. I think I said
go back somewhere and this is what I get for it.

Set the hostname? Again? That was one of the first things I did...

Add apt sources. It scans CDs for some reason. Now I get to choose http-
sources.

No more apt sources thank you.

Security updates? Sure, although I've just said I didn't want any more sources.

Select packages to install. tasksel, aptitude, dselect or nothing. Oh god.
Hm, I'll try tasksel. Whoa, funky interface on that one.. Ok, Desktop
environment I suppose. Localization... No Swedish? Hm. So, just Desktop
environment then...

Install selected packages. I guess that selection gave me a lot, because
it takes a lot of time.

Then the usual stuff, debconf and stuff, a lot of text, some of it good, some
of it bad.

System seems OK.

If I understand things correctly, the only way for me to get into the main menu
is if something goes wrong, which apperently it does if I choose "Go Back".
Since there is stuff on the main menu that lets me do stuff I can't otherwise,
such as setting a static IP-address in a subnet with a DHCP-server, this strikes
me as odd.


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