[SGVLUG] last nite's meeting - please help

[Johannes Graumann]

On Monday 15 May 2006 21:52, David Lawyer wrote:
> Doesn't install from CD give you a lot of programs that you don't
> really need and not give one a choice of all the different packages
> that exist?  Which ftp should I use?, which browser?, which window
> manager?, which editor?, which word processor (if any), etc. etc.
Debian installer gives you the option of choosing predefined packages 
("LaTeX", "Workstation" and the likes) and switching to manual package 
selection - which ends you up in hours of scanning the gazillion options the 
distribution of my choice offers you ... ;0)

> Supposedly, I install a minimal system from floppies and then get the
> rest of the software from the Internet.  I looked into this before and
> Debian claimed it would work but it didn't seem to explain exactly how
> to do it.  It was called "network install" but it didn't seem to have a
> way to dial in to an ISP to connect to connect to the Internet.
I install my debian systems only by this means (albeit from the Netinstall 
minimal CDs). The CD comes with the basics to get a system up and running and 
sets up the NIC. The rest is then sucked from the net - not much to explain. 
Just try it.

Joh

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