RE: Debian 2.1 updates on CD image?
This is just a quick note, and may be even incorrect,
I haven't been following that closely.
There are several ways to get current snapshot images:
- commercial vendors will do it (for USD 7-10 per CD + p&p)
- you can have local mirror and create image yourself with
a tool like YACS, usage experience available in
http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-cd-9909/msg00024.html
but this might not work on non-Debian systems
- since you only need correct structure of the mirror and
the files you are interested you can burn partial mirror
(this is easiest to do if you can identify sections that
together fit on one CD)
- you can use the Pseudo-Image Kit v2.0 which should work
on any Unix or even Windows machine (it uses rsync)
>From available info (I have not used it myself) I'd recommend
the last option, it is also recommended by http://cdimage.debian.org/
for situation like yours.
Since you are from Nokia this could be arranged from Nokia
internal mirror, but this discussion will be on private email.
t.aa
Kim Sandström <kim.sandstrom@nokia.com> Fri, October 01, 1999 1:56 PM
>
> I currently use Redhat. As I'd like to introduce my brother to Linux I
>
> thought he could try Debian. It turned out to be more
> complicated than I thought.
>
> I burned the two official Debian CDs (2.1r3). As I understand
> they are based on
>
> kernel 2.0.x. - that's to old for me. So I thought I need an
> updates CD or extras
>
> CD or something. As I try to find some CD images for this on
> the net I only stumble
>
> onto obscure generation scripts (that run on a Debian
> installation - I've got Redhat)
>
> It seems I can't run the generation scripts without much
> trouble. I will probably be
>
> able to install Debian from the boot able 2.1 disks, but my
> brothers computer has only
>
> a slow modem connection to the internet and I'd like the
> updates to be available on CD
>
> for him. I'm especially interested in 2.2.x kernel and its
> module feature and in the
>
> voice mgetty program. (gnome needs to be as new as possible too...)
>
> my questions:
>
> - is there some updates or extras CD image on the net ?
>
> - must the updates or extras CD be in a specific format?
>
> - is there some potato CD image on the net?
>
> I've put some time and effort into this and I must say it's
> messy. I'd hope there
>
> was a site on the net with _ready_ CD images to burn. (and
> mirrors to that...)
>
> thank you for your time...
>
> -- )((
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