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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Grant Sewell wrote: > On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:26:29 +0000 > tom wrote: > >> Rob Beard wrote: >>> Paul Sutton wrote: >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD >>>> >>>> if you want some mini ubuntu install cd isos(12 mb) then they are >>>> at the above, text based install they fit on the 50mb CD-R >>>> business card size. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>> It's probably worth bearing in mind that you also need an internet >>> connection or a copy of the repositories for this too :-) >>> >>> Still it's handy for those occasions when you don't want to burn a >>> 700MB ISO (in fact I used the Hardy version last night). >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> >> A word of warning. More or less the day after a release comes out >> there will be updates - sometimes lots of them - the kernels just >> been updated and the new headers released so a lot of apps will be >> updated so you will still have a lot of updates to download from a >> 'brand new cd'. >> >> CD install method: >> install CD, >> log in to new system, >> update down line. On one machine fine - when introducing newbies >> they will be impressed that it can take a couple of hours from >> installing the CD to getting to an up to date machine NOT. >> For an 'install day' this would be a nightmare. > > I thought the whole idea of the "mini CD" installers was that you'd > essentially the CD would hold only the bare minimum and the rest would > be installed from t'Internet... in which case, it wouldn't have to > install an old version of X/Gnome and then upgrade as they'd be > installing the newer version directly. > > Or am I missing your point? > > Grant. > Well business card CD-R are wallet size which unlike normal cd / dvd media can be carried around in my wallet, Ok i could use flash drives but these still need putting somewhere safe, so i think as a carry round solution, its useful. Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Ubuntu 9.10 is out : Visit www.ubuntu.com for details DCGLUG MEETINGS - Details on www.dcglug.org.uk/drupal6, - please click on Group meetings link on right hand side Aged 11 - 19 then dfey may be for you, please goto http://www.dfey.org for more details -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkttT8gACgkQaggq1k2FJq3gGgCffUe+Wc96cjDC/xX5RjM8iWC9 ovQAnA8vo6Dt2ckqEeHmpxkc0mUJ0Dx/ =zBS1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html