you could build it on a shell account perhaps and dl it to a kinkos/fedex (maybe by a mechanical turk? https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome ) or something? http://live.debian.net/manual/3.x/html/live-manual.en.html#781
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Larry Brigman <[email protected]> wrote: > Probably not over dial up. > On Dec 8, 2014 10:19 PM, "Nat Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you're committed to debian, maybe make a live cd, with the packages > you > > want, selecting the debian-installer as an option... > > > > http://live-systems.org/build/ > > > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:43 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Larry Brigman wrote: > > > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Larry Brigman wrote: > > > >>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Richard Owlett < > [email protected]> > > > >> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> .... > > > >>>> My preferred method don't install rather than don't run. > > > >>>> > > > >>> To do that will typically require some knowledge about how the > > > installer > > > >>> operates to reduce your packages set to a bare minimum. Even > there, > > > >>> the best method for being able to repeat this process is to set up > a > > > >>> configuration file and do a network install. > > > >> > > > >> I have a physical constraint - I only have dial-up. I purchase > > > >> the complete set of stable (have both Squeeze and Wheezy). I've > > > >> asked related questions on debian-user. One reply was to > > > >> investigate using debootstrap or multistrap (I'm leaning to the > > > >> later). > > > >> > > > > > > > > I was thinking that you need to do multiple computer set ups - the > > > > education computers. > > > > Get one figured out then you will either need to clone the drive or > set > > > up > > > > a temporary > > > > network to install the others. The other choice here is to move the > > > > install and the config > > > > file to a USB device for the install. > > > > > > I've work out another method influenced by interim goals I've had > > > along my journey. > > > > > > I'm learning the art creating/using preseed files. I've set aside > > > a laptop for experimenting with various configurations. I got > > > tired of manually entering the same information repeatedly. Once > > > suggested, that logically led to considering scripted installs > > > using debootstrap or multistrap. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe I think too much like a programmer or test engineer. If I have > > to > > > do > > > > it more that > > > > twice, I'm going to find a way to automate and document it at the > same > > > time. > > > > > > > > > > I spent many years in engineering support. That's the way I think. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
