Installing from businesscard ISO
in [Debian]
|
Prev: Well, this is interesting... (was Re: Torrents killing my connection)
Next: How to change the console into UTF-8 mode for FreeBSD kernels?
From: Disc Magnet on 20 Jun 2010 07:10 If I install Debian from a businesscard ISOs, what am I going to miss as far as software and packages are concerned? Or does it work like a normal CD-1 iso install because it pulls down everything required from the Internet? Is there a way to prevent it from connecting to the internet and in that case what would I miss? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTikUF9rrGQ7aPVuMcnDmB4JMLnsX-WumKx6MybkF(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Michael Tsang on 20 Jun 2010 07:30 On Sunday 20 June 2010 19:03:59 Disc Magnet wrote: > If I install Debian from a businesscard ISOs, what am I going to miss > as far as software and packages are concerned? Or does it work like a > normal CD-1 iso install because it pulls down everything required from > the Internet? > > Is there a way to prevent it from connecting to the internet and in > that case what would I miss? That 40 MB image contains the installer and the installer components (such as disk modules, etc). It does not contain the base system so you must connect to the Internet to install Debian. It differs from the netinst image as it does not contain the base system. The mini image is even smaller without the installer components so that you must connect to the Internet even to rescue the system. -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
From: Greg Madden on 20 Jun 2010 07:30 On Sunday 20 June 2010 03:03:59 Disc Magnet wrote: > If I install Debian from a businesscard ISOs, what am I going to miss > as far as software and packages are concerned? Or does it work like a > normal CD-1 iso install because it pulls down everything required from > the Internet? > > Is there a way to prevent it from connecting to the internet and in > that case what would I miss? The business card iso does not have much, it sets up a network connection and downloads everything..so you need a net connection. The netinstall iso has the base system on it so you have a minimal install to work with, none of the 'standard' set of packages no X. So CD1 would be useful if you don't have a net connection. -- Peace, Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201006200328.26986.gomadtroll(a)gci.net
From: Disc Magnet on 20 Jun 2010 08:00 On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Greg Madden <gomadtroll(a)gci.net> wrote: > > The business card iso does not have much, it sets up a network connection and > downloads everything..so you need a net connection. The netinstall iso has > the base system on it so you have a minimal install to work with, none of > the 'standard' set of packages no X. So CD1 would be useful if you don't have > a net connection. > Thanks for your explanations, Greg and Michael. It was lucid and very helpful. I have one more question, Greg. Why do you say that CD1 would be useful if we don't have a net connection. It seems that the netinstall can install a base system as well. I hope netinstall would install a system with the basic tools like ls, aptitude, vim, etc. If so, netinstall is good enough to setup a minimal install and download the remaining packages from internet whenever I need using aptitude. Am I right? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTiml2t-yr_C9CCIGe_YNVp6sikGN7VBzNIsBe07O(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Michael Tsang on 20 Jun 2010 08:30
On Sunday 20 June 2010 19:53:42 Disc Magnet wrote: > On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Greg Madden <gomadtroll(a)gci.net> wrote: > > The business card iso does not have much, it sets up a network > > connection and downloads everything..so you need a net connection. The > > netinstall iso has the base system on it so you have a minimal install > > to work with, none of the 'standard' set of packages no X. So CD1 would > > be useful if you don't have a net connection. > > Thanks for your explanations, Greg and Michael. It was lucid and very > helpful. I have one more question, Greg. > > Why do you say that CD1 would be useful if we don't have a net > connection. It seems that the netinstall can install a base system as > well. I hope netinstall would install a system with the basic tools > like ls, aptitude, vim, etc. If so, netinstall is good enough to setup > a minimal install and download the remaining packages from internet > whenever I need using aptitude. Am I right? The netinstall CD *does* contain the base system and aptitude but it does not contain vim, etc. so you need to connect to the Internet to install useful packages after installing the base system. -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html |