Re: Putting It All On a Stick
On Wed 30 Dec 2015 at 19:39:10 +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 December 2015 17:29:30 Brian wrote:
> > On Wed 30 Dec 2015 at 10:37:53 -0500, Steve Matzura wrote:
> > > Can the net install run with speech? I didn't think it could.
> >
> > "Install with speech systhesis" is the last item in the installer menu.
> >
> > The only major difference between DVD-1 and the netinst ISO is the first
> > gets packages from the DVD (if there is no mirror) whereas the second
> > will get some of them from the net (a mirror is needed). I cannot see
> > why using a netinst ISO is any better than DVD-1.
>
> _Because_ the DVD1 gets its packages from the DVDs, so during installation
> they have to be there, or you have to interrupt the installation, edit the
Why shouldn't the packages be on on the DVD?
> sources list, and continue choosing your software to complete the
> installation. And the net-install CD gets its packages from the Internet and
> sets up your sources list to do the same, so you can complete your
> installation in one fell sweep. Yes, you need an Internet connection so it
> is not suitable for all cases, but an Internet connection does not appear to
I don't understand a word of this.
The installers on a netinst ISO and DVD-1 are basically identical.
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