Re: Debian Etch Install
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 06:12:29PM -0500, Chris Jones wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 04:35:26PM EST, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>
> [..]
>
> > To be completely honest, I can't understand for the life of me why
> > anyone would install any Linux distro from local media these days. By
> > the time the media hits the shelves, there are hundreds of security
> > updates you have to pull from the web. It makes more sense to do a
> > net install and get all the sec updates right off the bat.
>
> Maybe because the above information is not readily available anywhere,
> apparently not a www.debian.org:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Getting Started
>
> The latest stable release of Debian is 5.0. The last update to this
> release was made on September 5th, 2009. Read more about available
> versions of Debian.
>
> If you'd like to start using Debian, you can easily obtain a copy, and
> then follow the installation instructions to install it.
>
> If you're upgrading to the latest stable release from a previous
> version, please read the release notes before proceeding.
>
> To get help in using or setting up Debian, see our documentation and
> support pages.
>
> Users that speak languages other than English should check the
> international section.
>
> People who use systems other than Intel x86 should check the ports
> section.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Any mention of "net install" in the above..? Or anything of practical
> interest to anyone "Getting Started", for that matter?
>
> There is the cryptic "you can easily obtain a copy..".
>
When you click on the "obtain a copy" link, the first set of
instructions is to download a netinst cd.
-Rob
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