Hi Wolfgang

You are by no means restricted to using Unity with Ubuntu. Not only are there several alternatives (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc) which you can either install from scratch with a CD, or on your existing system by installing the xubuntu-desktop or kubuntu-desktop metapackages, but you can also run whatever window manager you prefer to use.   You definitely don't need to change distributions to change the environment!

That said, if you want to download Debian, I'd just get the iso from the canonical source:  http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/#stable

There are no NZ debian iso mirrors that I know of, and other than it perhaps taking a bit longer to download, you aren't really disadvantaged by getting it from elsewhere.

If you want a Wheezy iso, I think you'll need to get one of the debian-testing iso images, eg http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-cd/





Hi

Can somebody advise me how to download Debian Wheezy? I want to get away from Ubuntu 12.4, which the developers have locked down hard enough that I am unable to set it up the way I like my Linux to function. Key issue is of course Unity, which I regard as excellent for all those who prefer small screens (i.e. Smartphones and Tablets), but for those of us who have bought large screens, Unity is a regression back towards the ugly side of DOS. (You had to remember each command before you could use it. Menus may be slow to work with, but their use is quick to learn, and for infrequently used commands they are simply superior.)

I need the amd64 edition, and I do not want to download just a basic system to try whether my knowledge is good enough to get it running, not reams after reams of iso's that eventually I never use. A further complication is that my wi-fi adaptor, D-link DWA-131 (Realtek RTL 8192SU), is not correctly installed by Suse 12.1 or Mageia-2-x86-64, and perusal of the fora indicated that I will have to wait until kernel 3.4 (3.2 is currently used) becomes standard before I can use any rpm based distribution.

I have tried Linux Mint XFCE as well, as another possible way to escape Canonical's lockdown into Unity, but that does not install at all on my machine for reasons apparently not connected to my hardware.

What is the most appropriate server here in NZ to download Debian?

Thank you

Wolfgang Vogelbein
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