Re: downloading debian
csj(csj@mindgate.net) is reported to have said:
> On Thu, 2001-10-04 at 03:49, Vineet Kumar wrote:
> > * kumar suresh (listuser@yahoo.com) [011003 07:13]:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > We tried to download debian cdimages as instructed by
> > > the latest psudo-image kit but from most of the sites
> > > we were unable to download the required files. With
> > > many sites, the make-psudo-imaage command terminated
> > > immediately and with someother sites we could donwload
> > > only upto 21MB or so. Thereafterwards,
> > > make-psudo-imaage command returned the prompt
> > > immediately.
> > >
> > > So is there any site from where we can get latest
> > > debian?
> >
> > See www.bradmont.net (which, unfortunately, seems to be down at the
> > moment). I'll burn and mail you one for the cost of the disc + shipping,
> > mail me privately if interested. (potato discs only right now.)
>
> Wouldn't it be a brilliant idea if someone came up with an Essential
> Debian ISO image, containing only the absolute minimum files necessary
> to have a working apt-get/dselect system, (e.g. the boot image,
> base*tgz, drivers.tgz)? Low-bandwidth folks can burn the mini-ISO
> (~30MB) image to CDRW or a mini CDR and just apt-get the .debs they
> really need (which for most people should be under 300MB)
That would be too good to be true. From your lips to GOD's ear
or maybe a low bandwidth maintainer.
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RAM disk is NOT an installation procedure.
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