[aclug-L] Re: Getting Linux [ Was: Debian is `Favorite Distribu tion ' according to Li nux Joural ]

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I am laid up this week -- post surgery-- I have both red hat 6.2 & debian 2.1 
and
I have a cd burner.  If you stop by wal mart (are anywhere that sells blank 
CDr's
) and come by here.  Red hat is 1 bin, one source and 3 archives(mirror of
sunsite) or Debian 2.1 1 bin and 2 source.  Email me for directions.  I have
debian, but still have not been able to successfully get it installed yet.  But,
I can make copies, I am just low on cdr's.

Mike (maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx)

Jonathan Hall wrote:

> Hmmm.  I've installed Debian numberous times over 28.8 modem... usually only
> took 10-12 hours.
>
> That was an older version (1.3).  2.1 over a ~56k connection has taken about
> the same time for me more recently.
>
> On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 12:41:43PM -0600, glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > On 29 Dec, Clint A. Brubakken wrote:
> > > Another alternative is you can instal by ftp for debian.
> > >
> > > You will need to make 7 disks for the base system, and after that use apt
> > > and dselect to install other packages, when you need them.
> >
> > that's pretty much what i did on one of the computers at Tabor...  took
> > almost a day and a half on their 512k connection...   don't even want
> > to THINK how long that would take on my ~56k connection!  : ^ )
> >
> > jesse
> >
> > --
> > <<<Linux lloydix 2.2.13 #8 Wed Dec 22 02:31:05 CST 1999 i586 unknown>>>
> >
> > Must destroy mankind!  (His watch
> > alarm goes off)  Ooh, lunchtime!
> >
> >               -- Homer Simpson
> >                  Homer Goes To College
> >
> >
>
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