Re: Debian and Slackware

[Mark Blunier <blunier@ocslink.com>]

Previousl Jeff Licquia (jeff@luci.org):

> 
> FWIW, you can do floppy installs with Debian.  The nice thing is that
> the base system (installed from the floppies) has all you need to get
> a PPP connection running, which is all you need to install absolutely
> anything you need.  Or, if you've got a network connection to a CD-ROM 
> or the Internet, you can use that.
> 
> It's actually technically possible to install Debian with two floppies 
> and an Internet connection (through modem or network).  I wouldn't
> recommend it if you've only got a modem, though, unless you're only
> installing a few packages more than the base.

Technically possible?  This is usually the way that I do it.  It
usually takes a couple of nights to get all the files downloaded, as
my connection usally gets dumped in the middle of the night, but
its faster that finding someone to sell me a cd.

Mark

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