On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:51 AM, der.hans wrote: > Am 10. Mar, 2008 schwätzte Anthony Boynes so: > > > > All of a set is needed. Debian includes a lot of packages in theirr > > DVD/CD sets, most of which you will probably never have a need for. > > You will be prompted for each disc which is required, based on your > > choice of applications, during the install. > > Unless things have changed[0] the Debian installer doesn't know about > disks you don't have and will pull things down from Debian repositories. > In other words, it'll use the other disks if you have them and let the > installer know you have them, otherwise it'll use Debian's package > repositories. > When I did my first installs from the CD set for Debian Woody, I did get messages prompting for the other CDs during the install. I only did that 2 or 3 times before switching to the minimal boot cd. > All Debian needs is to get booted and install the base system from the > initial ISO. > > Such was not the case when I first used the CDs. > > I actually prefer using the minimal boot CD for Debian now. You just > > pull the packages you need without having to have a full set of > > install discs. > > You shouldn't need the full set if you have access to the Internet from > the new install. The minimal bood CD is smaller to begin with, so there's > a potential[1] advantage there. > > See above. > > http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ > > [0] The nice thing about Debian is that once you install it you can just > do upgrades. I don't actually do installs very often, generally only when > helping people or maybe when I buy a new computer. > > [1] Depends on your particular situation as to whether or not it's an > advantage. > > ciao, > > der.hans > -- > # https://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.CiscoLearning.org/ > # C'est la Net - der.hans > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss