Re: Installing from a pile of floppys

[David M <davidm@harmonic.gse.rmit.EDU.AU>]

Hi there Luis,

> I've just installed Debian 1.3.1 on a 386SL laptop and everything is Ok
> for the base system. But now I would like to install some big packages
> with big .deb files that don't fit in a single floppy. Is there some
> preferred procedure for doing this?
>  (I have some clues: use a MsDOS partition to install form and dump the
> files zipped in several floppies, use some PLIP or SLIP to link to
> another computer, but all of these sound a bit hard for me. I'm pretty
> sure that somebody else has faced this problem before. Any advice?

I have just done the same (installed debian from floppies).  If you are 
luckier than me and your ethernet card is working than you can run 
'dselect' and choose one of 5 access methods to install debain packages.  
I suggest you use FTP.

At the prompt:

# dselect
Choose the [A]ccess method (I suggest FTP)

Then follow the instructions...

All the best,

Dave


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