[SGVLUG] linux w/o broadband

[Claude Felizardo]

Does that ubuntu minimal install include a compiler?  Webserver?
database?  I don't know what she might want but I'd think a CS major
might be interested in those. Is there a list of apps that are
available when running live or with a hard disk install?

Looking at the ubuntu site again, it looks like the server edition
includes apache, mysql and php but does it have the office stuff that
the desktop edition contains?

claude


On 9/19/06, Matthew Gallizzi <matthew.gallizzi at gmail.com> wrote:
> Claude,
>
> I would recommend ubuntu over any other distro. If she's just going to be
> using the live cd for a bit, she won't be installing any other packages so
> she wouldn't really need the Internet connection for that. If she was going
> to do a hard drive install, then the 1 cd ubuntu comes with is enough for
> desktop computing. During the install, the ubuntu desktop cd does not get
> any packages from the net. Good job on advocating linux!
>
>
> On 9/19/06, Claude Felizardo <cafelizardo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can anyone recommend a linux distro that doesn't require broadband
> > access to complete the installation?
> >
> > One of they guys here at work will be traveling overseas for vacation
> > and is bringing a system for a relative who is a CS major.  Apparently
> > she's been using a Pentium 1 so she just needs hardware, no software
> > requests.  I suggested Linux but wasn't sure what distro to recommend.
> >
> > I understand that she only has dialup access so I think she'd prefer a
> > distro that has everything on cd's.  I'm used to a Mandrake distro
> > which consists of 3 to 5 cd's yet from what i can tell at the ubuntu
> > site, there's only a single live CD.  Does that mean it requires
> > internet access to download additional packages?
> >
> > The HP sales droid recommended the latest RHE but I didn't see the
> > point in paying for support for something she may not use.  I would
> > have recommended Mandriva but they are currently doing release
> > candidates for the new 2007 edition.   For now I'd like to recommend a
> > good live distro so she can at least try things then she can either
> > order a full distro herself or request that my coworker send her
> > something when he gets back.
> >
> > claude
> >
>
> --
> Matthew Gallizzi