This MCC Interim distribution is close to the Debian distribution in
many respects, and can in fact be converted into a Debian distribution.
Obviously, the most sensible way to do this is to install Debian
Gnu/Linux directly.  But you may find it more convenient to use the
MCC floppies to install Debian, especially if you have a network
connection and you are installing on many machines.

First, you need the MCC boot and root disks, and if the machines
require SCSI drivers to access the disk(s) on which you are installing
Linux, you need the scsi-cd disk as well.  Follow the instructions,
booting from the boot disk and installing from the root and boot
disks.

If you are installing over the network from Manchester, as soon as
you have finished with the two disks, you are asked if you wish to
make this installation purely Debian.  If so, this happens:

(1)  The MCC package debian.tgz is installed.  This gives you a
     minimum Debian system.
(2)  During its installation, the debian.tgz package should install
     two genuine Debian packages: dpkg*.deb and bash*.deb.  Once
     this is done, the Debian package commands 'dpkg' and 'dselect'
     should work.
(3)  It is not a good idea to use dselect before installing at
     least some of the Debian base packages.  The script 'debian.script'
     in the debian subdirectory does this automatically if you install
     over the network from MCC.
(4)  Once the script has run, you should run dselect, which will
     configure the unconfigured packages and give you the chance
     to install more.

If you are installing from floppies or from files on a non-networked
machine, it is a good idea to have the MCC debian.tgz package and
the two Debian packages mentioned above in the same directory.
Read the file 'debian.script' carefully and do what it does.

Beginners are advised to install Debian Gnu/Linux from the genuine
Debian boot, root, and data disks.

     -- Owen
     LeBlanc@mcc.ac.uk