Well, I sure would use the network. But the computer we are talking about is a AT&T laptop from 1996 (500MB and 20MB RAM) that has no functional model or such. Well, if I am really brave I could go ahead and take the hard disk out. I like the idea but it seems to be a little risky. I have to think about it.
Alex Donald J Bindner wrote: >On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 07:01:01PM -0600, Alexander Horn wrote: >> Does anybody know how I can use debian's package system if the computer >> in question has only a floppy drive? I mean, yes you download the >> packages and put them on the hard disk. And then, I suppose, you tell >> aptitude with the sourcelist where to look for the files (?). The >> question is, however, if I would have to figure out the dependencies of >> VIM, for instance, by hand, that would take forever. So, I wonder is >> there any better way to do it. Help would be appreciated... >> >> Alex > >Back in the day you could do a floppy install. It took a few >floppies to get your base system going and then you loaded the >rest via network. > >You could put the drive in another computer and use debootstrap >to put an image on it, use chroot and install packages. Then >with the drive back in your intended machine, you could boot with >a grub boot disk and continue via network if necessary. > >I have done the dependency thing you describe as well. Basically >there, your goal is to get network going. Work out the >dependencies for that. Then the rest is easy. > >-- >Don Bindner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with Subject: unsubscribe >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------
