[ale] INSTALLFEST

[Robert L. Harris]

If you have a high speed net connection (actually dialup is semi
painless since you only download the packages you need) you can do the
full install from floppy+net.


Thus spake Jim Popovitch (jimpop at rocketship.com):

> From: "Jim Popovitch" <jimpop at rocketship.com>
> To: <ale at ale.org>
> Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 21:01:25 -0400
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> Subject: RE: [ale] INSTALLFEST
> 
> Hi Lee,
> 
> Debian is the easiest distro to install over the net that i have ever seen.
> I just did another fresh install a few days ago and as before it was near
> painless.  It use to be that installing debian was a b1thc if you wanted to
> do it all from one CD, but lately the Debian guys have really made it quite
> easy.
> 
>   Look at this page for help:  http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst
> 
>   Ping me back here on the list for help if needed.
> 
> -Jim P.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lee [mailto:lnx at alltel.net]
> > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 12:58 AM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: Re: [ale] INSTALLFEST
> >
> >
> > Speaking of Debian..this is the distro I'd like to get help installing. I
> > currently do not have a copy on cd...do I need to have said copy in hand,
> > assuming  Robert is unable to make it ? I mean..it's not feasable
> > to do an
> > install over the net is it ?
> > I've never been to an installfest so please excuse the ignorance...
> >
> > Lee
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thursday 26 September 2002 23:04, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > > Provided I can make it (will know by this Sun) I'll bring Debian for the
> > > security/stability concious.
> > >
> > >
> >
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