Re: Putting It All On a Stick
On Wed 30 Dec 2015 at 23:01:43 +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 December 2015 19:54:50 Brian wrote:
> > 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?
>
> If all available packages are on DVD1,
Nobody claimed they were.
> why do the other DVDs exist?
It's coming up to to 2016; non-sequiturs are banned in that year,
> > > 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.
>
> The sources are different.
More nonsense.
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