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On 14/01/13 15:37, Roland Tarver wrote: > Hi Folks, > > http://www.dcglug.org.uk/crunchBangLinuxInstall > > Yesterday I installed Crunch Bang Linux on my new netbook. I have > written a short blog post about my installation experience. It's only > from a novices perspective - so NO laughing! lol :-p > > If you have time and the inclination please cast your eye over it for > spelling, grammar, readability and working hyperlinks etc. I have run > it through the OO spell checker so it should not be too bad! > > Many thanks > roly :-) > - off to work now (...so slow to reply...) > Just quickly read through it and it seemed fine: regarding the lengthy delay, I think you just missed an option in the installer (I've not used CrunchBang personally, so for all I know it's not actually there) if it's anything like it's parent distro Debian. Because you asked it to encrypt the disk, Debian by default secure wipes the system first - this accounted for the 3.5 hour wait. You can either tell the installer to skip the secure wipe stage, or cancel it as as soon as it starts. Problem solved. Cheers -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq