on Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 06:46:01AM +0800, csj (csj@mindgate.net) wrote: > On Sunday 04 November 2001 04:51, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote: > > On 3 Nov 2001 lloyder@canada.com wrote: > > > What makes going to http://cdimage.debian.org/ "the preferred > > > method", and http://www.linuxiso.org/ "the the cheap copout". > > > > Debian does it the way they do to try and preserve space and > > bandwidth on mirrors. > > > > > I got disk 1 using cdimage.debian.org and disk 2 using > > > linuxiso.org, and bottom line, ISO was much faster and much easier. > > > > I've had mixed results. > > > > > I would really like to see the net install option as csj and others > > > have suggested... it seems that the infrasture is already there in > > > the installer... I'm not ready to take part ;-) > > > > Debian is far easier to install via a network. I would really like > > to see a business-card CD for Debian installs...could keep that puppy > > in my wallet and install Debian anywhere. > > I have seen the names of the guys from lnx-bbc.org pop up on this list > from time to time. Maybe they can help. I do see a debian install > option on the their bootable business card. But I can't type apt-get / > dpkg / deselect at the console prompt. I guess you have to install the > package system first. What would be nice is to have a true-blue Debian > version with the package system(s) already in place. LNX-BBC includes _two_ debian installers (the second doesn't work as well, or so I'm told). There's minimal data on the disk -- you're getting everything over the 'Net -- but you should be able to do an install. I haven't tried this yet, but prolly will. The LNX-BBC is a life (spelled A-S-S) saver anyway, don't leave home without it. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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