Thanks, Jon & Howard. Your replies were most appreciated. See comments interspersed below.
On 05/15/2014 09:53 AM, Jon Moore wrote: > Just a thought, the Ubuntu install CD does have a live environment > that would allow someone to access the remote desktop during the > initial install process. Assuming the remote party can boot to a DVD > and has access to the internet one could then use TeamViewer, vnc, etc > to do a remote assisted install? I may try this. I am a little concerned about him even being able to boot a CD or USB stick, but will probably give it a try. > > On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Howard White <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On 05/15/2014 08:57 AM, Bobby Sanders wrote: > > I live in Texas. I have a friend in Brownsville, TN, who is > disabled > .... > Thanks for your time and consideration. BTW, I belong to the > NTLUG (North Texas Luinu Group) and > we have an "install fest" once a month preceding the main > meeting where > people can bring their computers and get free help with the > installation > of Linux. > > Bobby Sanders > > > Thanks for looking up NLUG, Bobby. The question you ask is > something we'd like to be able to help with. I call to your > attention that Brownsville TN is much closer to Memphis than > Nashville > I looked for a linux user group in Memphis before sending this message to Nashville, but got no results. > > though I have not checked on the status of GOLUM (Group of Linux > Users Memphis) in a long time. For us, there'd be a 2-3 hour > drive to get to Brownsville TN. Okay maybe Dallas to Brownsville > TX is an overstatement but.... :) > Ah Ha! Maybe my search was bad. IT WAS. I will try Memphis and/or a "remote" install. Thanks a million. > > > Crazy as it sounds, I did an over-the-phone install of Mandrake > years ago with a customer in Mexico. That distro at the time took > 3 or 4 CDs. At least with the current Ubuntu, one DVD (of 1.? GB) > does the trick. Or you could send your friend an installer USB stick. > > Howard > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:nlug-talk%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:nlug-talk%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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