On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 02:58:54AM -0500, Mr Mop wrote: > Here is my problem. > I have a laptop with a floppy drive and a network connection. I do not have > a CD-ROM drive. > If you use the CD-ROM to install Debian/Ubuntu you are presented with a > prompt to type commands in prior to > installing. > If you use the Debian install floppies you are also presented with this > prompt to type commands in. > However Ubuntu do not provide these floppies. > I have asked a number of times on the Ubuntu support forums but there seems > to be an lack of > 'something' so people do not know/care etc about floppies. > I have managed to do a net install of the full distro on my laptop, but I do > not want the full distro, I only want > to install the base system and then pick and choose from then on. > I thought the best place to ask about modifying the Debian disks would be the > Debian list, so here goes. > How do I take the Debian install floppies and mod them so that they install > Ubuntu instead? Is this possible? > I've looked at the boot and root floppies and I cannot find where it points > towards a Debian server to download > the initial set of files. > Can anyone help me out?
At http://bugs.debian.org/381311 are some pointers about install floppies. Something else: I think that Debian (net) install fits original poster needs, because it does not a full distro install by default. Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]