Re: which DVD to download?
On 2011-02-01 21:16 +0100, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> In <[🔎] 20110201181038.GJ32679@desktop>, Brian wrote:
>>On Tue 01 Feb 2011 at 08:22:36 -0500, Zachary Uram wrote:
>>> I want to install onto my laptop which has no network connectivity
> yet
>>> at home. Wanted to install basic system and then download the rest at
>>> a net cafe.
>>>
>>> Which DVD(s) are sufficient?
>>>
>>> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-dvd/
>>
>>The netinst.iso would seem ideal for your purposes.
>>
>>http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-
> latest/i386/iso-cd
>>/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
>
> I question this advice. Last I checked, the netinst installer pulled
> all packages from the network and basically just contains d-i and
> configuration files.
Isn't it the businesscard installer who does this? The netinst CDs do
contain quite a few .debs.
> It may contain enough .debs to prepare a very minimal system, but it
> certainly won't have X11 or any other nice-to-have packages.
AFAIK the base system (= packages of priority ≥ important) is included,
plus one or more kernels and related packages. Still not too useful for
most people, especially without network access.
Sven
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