Yes, I also have similar experiences. I had in the past downloaded the DVD
versions of Hardy and Intrepid, thinking the dvds will contain more
softwares. But i learned that dvds contain mostly additional (useless )
language packs in addition to the CD content and whenever i tried installing
additional softwares using synaptic the dvd was uselesss and the pakages
were installed from online repositories. realizing the futility of DVD
download, this time i am happy with the 700MB cd iso of jaunty.
Even more diappointing thing about jaunty is that it altogether
scrapped ppp and wvdial packages, leaving dial-up users in a lurch (but
supports cdma evdo cards out of the box in addition to broadband
connections.) For a gprs user like me, jaunty gives a hard time to get the
internet up and running.So i had to depend on win xp to download wvdial and
each dependent package and going back to ubuntu to install it encountering a
lot of dependency errors. Finally i succeeded.
Sajeed
On 03/05/2009, cheeka <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> I wanted to install jaunty in a PC with no internet connectivity and
> slightly dated hardware (Celeron 900 MHz, 256 MB RAM ). Since internet
> is no there , I downloaded DVD image, burnt it and started
> installation. After that I wanted to install VLC, Icewm etc.,. I
> popped in DVD again and gave sudo apt-get install for the above two.
> No, it is not there in the DVD. None of the other lightweight WM's too
> (black box, fluxbox). XFCE also not there.
>
> SLightly disappointed , I deleted Jaunty and installed Deb 5.0. In the
> single DVD , I finished main installation and installed the above 3
> also apart from Brasero and s few others.
>
> I wonder , what stuff is there in the DVD in which very commonly used
> software is not available?
>
> Would welcome the views of others
>
> NS Srikanth
> >
>
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