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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Pls. see below.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Steve</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Oakville, Ontario, Canada<BR>(905) 847-3253<BR><A
href="mailto:apetrie@aspetrie.net">apetrie@aspetrie.net</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=talk@gtalug.org href="mailto:talk@gtalug.org">Antonio Sun via
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 03, 2018 10:52
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [GTALUG] debian Linux --
Installation DVDs Full Set - Shipped To Canadian Destination ??</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 9:44 AM, Steve Petrie P.Eng.
wrote:<BR>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><BR>>3.
I already own two (2) WD 1 TB USB drives, acquired for taking
hard<BR>>disk backups of the new PC. So I'll try using one of those for
the<BR>>debian Linux (LXDE) installation device.<BR>><BR>>4. My
friend has a Windows 10 setup with high speed Internet
connection<BR>>so I'll see if he and I can get all three installation
DVD images onto<BR>>that USB drive. We can't use any Linux utilities
while doing that,<BR>>unfortunately. Then I'll try the Linux install
from that USB drive.<BR><BR>I know your final target is lxde but the
System Rescue iso has a very small footprint and it is great for slow
connections. I have done it for several people in the past and it contains
number of very useful tools for disk
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<DIV>IMO, </DIV>
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<DIV>- System Rescue iso is good for some one-off hacks e.g. disk manipulation
but not a good way to do Debian Linux Installation.</DIV>
<DIV>- Even if you get all three installation DVD images onto that
1TB USB drive, that may still be a less optimal option as you most
probably need massive update during or right after the
installation. </DIV>
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<DIV>The least-trouble option, contrary to what it seems, is to take your
machine to your friend's place with high speed Internet connection, and do the
initial installation there. All other options just defer the
problems, which you will bump into sooner or
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<DIV class=gmail_extra><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I likely will be building the new
PC at my friend's place. Before I teke the new PC home with me, to do all the
work of installing debian Linux for regular use, I want to check the new PC to
make sure that at least it can boot Linux and mess around with the hardware
(e.g. create files).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_extra><FONT size=2 face=Arial>System Rescue seems perfect to
me, for doing this Linux compatibility pre-qualification at my friend's
place.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_extra><FONT size=2 face=Arial>* **</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_extra><FONT size=2 face=Arial>* * *</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_extra><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Certainly I could probably use my
friend's high-speed link to do a painless install of debian Linux.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_extra><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But I want to perform the debian
install in such a way that I am completely independent of any other facilities.
And also to be independent of any need for a network connection to be able to do
a fresh installation of debian Linux.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_extra><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So I need to have the debian
Linux installation isos on portable physical media in a format that will boot
into the installation process.</FONT></DIV>
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