Doug Smith wrote: > Howard White wrote: >> PS - I looked at the Ubuntu Studio site and they are also smitten with >> the DVD install. Sigh. Why can't we boot from a small media and get >> everything else on the net? > > Can we have it both ways?
I do hear you, Doug. I don't mind building a local repository from which I may install many systems - especially at installfest. > > There is little more frustrating to the person with a slow 'Net > connection than software that *must* be downloaded by the target machine. Yes and it has been a pain to deal with a six or seven CD install. I'm being a bit of a Luddite not upgrading some of my kit to DVD readers and burners. We had a bit of an issue June 20 as to which DVD media my older burner would accept. Earlier comments about HD-DVD, BluRay, DVD, DVD+R, EIEIO and YMMV... YKWIMV? > > (i.e., where you can't download to removable media someplace where a > fast connection is available and then transport the removable media to > the target machine. Unfortunately quite common among Windows software...) > Such are topics I'd love to hear more about - how do we use 8GB thumb drives - Debian/Ubuntu installs over NFS (like we used to do with Mandrake) - I have an Ubuntu mirror, now what? Howard White --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
