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Re: Can't get started



Greg Wooledge wrote: 
> On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 09:58:36AM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > The netinst CD is for installation from the network. It is
> > purposefully stripped down.
> > 
> > It does not contain non-free firmware, including the firmware
> > that must be loaded on some Intel wifi devices to get them to
> > work.
> > 
> > You probably want a full installer with lots of packages on it,
> > and especially a version which includes non-free firmware.
> 
> Note that these two things are orthogonal.  You can get an unofficial
> CD-sized installer with non-free firmware, but without desktop
> environments and other large packages.  Or you can get a DVD-sized
> installer with desktop environments but without non-free firmware.
> Or you can get a DVD-sized installer with both.

The original question mentioned DVDs repeatedly, so I figured
that your last sentence is what he wants. Probably.

-dsr-


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