Bug#866085: At least it should be the option to not download
On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 08:52:31AM +0200, Narcis Garcia wrote:
> If you *will* be connected to the internet you *will* need to install
> security updates;
> Internet is not the only source for packages (&updates). If someone
> installs Debian on 3 computers (or repeats installation 3 times), it
> shouldn't mean to use 3x internet traffic repeating installer downloads.
>
> A) This user can save and reuse packages cache and apply updates at the
> convenient moment.
> B) When repeating install at the same computer (e.g. changing install
> decisions such as partitioning, architecture, etc.) the user only needs
> updates on final one.
>
> Most of internet uses on the world have really low bandwidth accessing
> to the internet, and making (some) unnecessary downloads can be a money
> & time problem.
>
> +
> I've participated on an "install party" where only half of Debian
> installs could be done because of this issue.
If you are doing an install party, set up a proxy server. That really
really helps a lot.
--
Len Sorensen
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