Re: Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 released (fwd)
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 02:48:55AM +0900, Bret Busby wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> In the message below, is the part
>
> "In addition to the regular installation media, Debian GNU/Linux can now
> also be directly used without prior installation. The special images
> used, known as live images, are available for CDs, USB sticks, and
> netboot setups. Initially, these are provided for the amd64 and i386
> architectures only."
>
> I have been to the Debian web site, and the web page at
> http://www.debian.org/distrib/ , does not include any reference to "live
> images", that can be run without being installed.
>
> That web page, with the heading and title, "Getting Debian", refers only
> to installable versions of Debian 5. It says
> "If you simply want to install Debian, these are your options:"
> but no mention is made, of anything like
> "If you want to run Debian without installing it, you do this:"
>
> I note that the paragraph above, from the announcement message below,
> saya that the "live images" are special images, indicating that they are
> not the same as standard installable images.
>
> Are "live images" of Debian 5, available?
>
> If so, how do we get them?
>
> Thank you in anticipation.
>
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.0-live/
or any of the mirrors that hold CD images.
You'll get a .iso file which you'll need to burn to a blank CD.
HTH,
AndyC
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:58:48 -1100
> From: Alexander Reichle-Schmehl <tolimar@debian.org>
> To: debian-announce@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 released
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