access to Mandrake install over the net

[JoeHill]

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 10:18:52 -0500
Lloyd D Budd <lloyd-fEEwcc3XMu8jODpR/OX0VQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> If you would please explain it is be appreciated?
> 
> > Mandrake has many mirrors... there is a list at
> > http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3
> There is no list there for a non-member? 

AFAIK, all those links will lead to the ISO's.
 
> Anyway, I reconsidered and it does not make sense to download a full ISO
> anyway, particularly when people have commented that the ISO have not been
> updated with the corrections since release.

I don't think they will ever release an updated ISO, which is why a net install
would be better in that regard for you, I guess.

However, the update after install is a simple matter of:

1. Configure update and other sources here:

http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php

2. urpmi --wget --update --auto-select

takes about a half hour on broadband, and  yer up and running.

Most of the updates and bugfixes are just to do with KDE.

 
> > You can download the ISO, or you can download a floppy image and install
> > over the net.
> I do not have a floppy drive. 

I believe you can get a Mandrake Live CD to boot from and do a net install, from
here:

http://www.pclinuxonline.com/

I'll check more on that later, right now my daughter's buggin' me to go to the
park!

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