Re: Putting It All On a Stick

[Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz>]

On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 11:15:03PM +0000, Brian wrote:
> 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.

Yeah, you did -- 'Why shouldn't the packages be on on the DVD?'

> >                                        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.

Huh? the sources list is different if you use DVD's than if you use a
debian mirror off the net. Even I, understood that much.

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