Linux World Canada Show, April 24-26, 2006

[Kihara Muriithi]

On 07/02/06, Jamon Camisso <jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Kihara Muriithi wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >  This thread triggered a question. Is there a CD for Linux from
> > scratch distribution? I know its just hundreds of tar balls, but that
> > can actually be very helpful for someone who is travelling to a place
> > why dial up is a stable food.
> >   I once though of collecting all the files, but its not easy if you
> > haven't read through the LFS book. A collection of all those tar balls
> > tied to a specific book version would life less boring when you can't
> > be on line often
> > William
>
> Take a look here: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/livecd/
> Quote: "Includes all sources and the LFS Book
> This spares you from having to download all the packages individually, which can
> be quite time consuming. It also removes the need for a working internet
> connection."
>
> Exactly what you are looking for no?
>
> Jamon
Neat, that is what I am looking for. I did visit that page before
posting here, but carelessly assumed its just another live CD like the
ones I have lying about. I should have read further
That is very thoughtful of them as that portability allow better use
of time when disconnected from net. I will be burning a couple very
soon

William

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