[GTALUG] debian Linux -- Installation DVDs Full Set - Shipped To Canadian Destination ??

David Collier-Brown davec-b at rogers.com
Thu Mar 1 13:51:40 EST 2018


On 01/03/18 12:36 PM, Anthony de Boer via talk wrote:
> Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk wrote:
>> I'm looking for a source for full set of physical debian Linux (LXDE) installation DVDs (NOT a live install, as I understand that Linux does not yet support live install with UEFI).
> Note that they've gone to some effort to pack the stuff you're most
> likely to need onto the first DVD (or onto the full-CD image to a
> much-more-heavily-trimmed extent), so you should be able to get going
> with only that.  The later discs are likely to go unused, or lightly
> used.
>
> If you're on a low-bandwidth connection, then a server running a caching
> proxy like apt-cacher-ng or squid can be your friend.
>
He may need someone attached to a viable network to get the wodge of 
data to do an install, after which he can do updates by low-speed modem 
or mailing around DVDs.

--dave

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