I guess DDC is a pusillanimous individual then since he rm -rf'd his blockland hacking forum 
You have to specify the directory. In this case, it's '/'
Thanks guys! Burning Debian to DVD now.
Hope you're happy with your new install!
EDIT: I just repurposed an old computer with an outdated graphics card. I'm using it as a server for Minecraft using bukkit.
Because the graphics card is outdated, I can only use the cli. That's why I made it a server. Tmux has saved my life.