how can i get dvd on latest amd 64 ubuntu disk - have slow connection

[David Lopez]

stephen - thanks!

i tried your idea of using a torrent (transmission-gtk) and in 1 hr, the
iso file for ubuntu 14.04 was transmitted to my download dir.
i tried to read the logs (debug and error) and found some but maybe it was
from the sending torrent. i moved the file to another
dir and the pgm did not like when i started another torrent. so i hand to
remove the history of the torrent as well. restart the
pgm (may not have had to this) and started the identical file from earlier.
it started and finished just like the first one. I use
cmp to diff the files and they were identical. that is good.

the file size is a little over a gigabyte. the file name is
ubuntu-14.04-desktop-amd64.iso.

now i need to copy to a dvd. there is a trick to it (don't remember) so i
must resume battle tomorrow.

thanks a lot!

david

ps
i remember a time when the external web would just slow down to a few bytes
a second during the noon hr.


On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> the other option is if you can leave your connection active use torrrent
> or django to grab your image. and just let them trickle overnight.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I can download and burn a disk for you, i am not likely to be at the
>> meeting on the 10th, but we can certainly make arrangements to get it to
>> you.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 2:46 PM, David Lopez <lopezdavid123 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> does anyone have a fast connection to be able to get the the latest
>>> release
>>>  for my machine and a blank disk. here is my machine: amd x86_64 bit
>>>
>>> i can pick it up during day or maybe at the upcoming meeting on the 10th.
>>>
>>> i have ubuntu distribution of October 2012 - 12.10. Ubuntu does not send
>>> updates to it any more. they suggest using updating to 2013.10?. anyway,
>>> why not update to the latest of 14.04? can anyone explain?
>>>
>>> even if i have a slow connection, i have lots of time. what would be your
>>> advice on downloading the iso? format to to disk, then transfer to dvd
>>> on my crappy set up?
>>>
>>>
>>> PS
>>> david at coco:~$ uname -a
>>> Linux coco 3.5.0-51-generic #76-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 15 21:19:10 UTC 2014
>>> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> David López
>>> Software Engineer
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>>
>>
>> --
>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>
>
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> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>
> Stephen
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