debian insall over ppp connection
RE: In-Reply-To: <20000908180134.F10129@ix.netcom.com>
(Karsten Self, if you read this, I tried mailing you 12/11 and just a
few minutes ago, but Netcom returns errors on your account.[1])
On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 06:01:35PM -0700, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 05:11:08PM -0400, Andrew Dixon (dixon.1@netzero.net) wrote:
> > HI everyone,
> > I'm trying to install over a dial-up connection and I'm not sure what nfs
> > server to use. Does anyone know where I can find this information?
>
> Second the ftp/http installation option. Give yourself a couple of days
> to download the requisite packages -- IIRC it was two nightly sessions
> of ~8 hours for me at 56 kbps, though I'd installed a base Slink system
> from CDROM and upgraded to Potato following installation.
Hello:
I came across this old post to debian-user, I have a similar problem. I
am moving from RHL to Debian, it'll be my 1st Debian install. Well, I
have tried to install Slink from CDs before but I became stuck and moved
onto RHL -- what a waste of time; had I known then what I know now.
Anyway, I'm not sure what how best to install Debian on my system, let
me give you some details and then proceed from there:
I have:
- Slink CDs
- PPP connectivity
- 1 blank hardisk
- 1 300MB Windows partition to be
- 1,200MB remaining to be Linux (old PC)
I want:
- to install Potato
- to hopefully install from 1 or 2 floppies; connecting via apt-get
(I was told once, so I can resume install upon ISP disconnect)
do a small 200MB Debian installation.
- some idea of whether I'm on the wrong path?
I have read some of the Debian docs which mention that a Debian install
can be done via PPP, but, then the documentation mentions NFS and no
more.
I understand that Debian upgrades itself beautifully, but I figure it
would be nicer (if possible) to go straight to Potato. Hence my
confusion at the moment.
John
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