Why not order the CD, it's so much simpler.
I ordered LM 8.0 from www.cheapbytes.com following a recommendation on this
list and It came in a matter of days (I live in the UK).
Mark
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From: "Keffa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 2:21 AM
Subject: [newbie] Do I have to download everything in RPMS
> Hello all
>
> I am downloading Mandrake for the first time, allthough I have used it
> before and liked it.
>
> I am not downloading the ISO's, but the cd image at
> ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/8.0/i586
>
> However, as I am running from a modem, and never having installed
> Mandrake Linux, or any Linux version before, I was wondering if I have
> to download everything in the RPMS folder. I am assuming that is where
> all the applications are stored, but I was wondering if I could just
> download the ones that I want installed, or must the entire contents
> of the directory be downloaded?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Keffa
> http://www.keffacorp.co.uk
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