Debian on one disc?

newbiesforever · 05-26-2006, 12:05 AM

Is there a version of Debian that fits on one installation disc?

rickh · 05-26-2006, 12:18 AM

If you have a good internet connection, get the Etch netinstal .iso. About 100 MB. Put it on a cd and start installing. There are other minimal installation media you can find at www.debian.org, but I suspect that they are not newbie friendly. Of course, you could also consider a Debian derivative like Ubuntu or Damn Small Linux.

newbiesforever · 05-26-2006, 12:31 PM

I tried DSL recently, but couldn't make head or tail of the desktop, which I am told is FluxBox. All I know is KDE, although I'm willing to use something else. What, does Ubuntu come on one disc?

Dutch Master · 05-26-2006, 12:46 PM

Yep, and so does Knoppix. And in a sense also Debian: there are unofficial Debian DVD's out there

Regards, Dutch Master

craigevil · 05-26-2006, 02:00 PM

The netinstall is the easiest way to install Debian.

There is a Debian Livecd project. There was an unofficial project called Debian Pure but the link I have for it is dead. It was a single install cd.

There are many distros that are Debian based, with Ubuntu being the most popular. My personal favorite is Kanotix, although I do tend to keep an updated version of Knoppix in my toolkit.

Dead Parrot · 05-26-2006, 02:19 PM

The distro formerly known as Debian Pure is now called GenieOS. http://genieos.toluenterprises.com/Home.html

craigevil · 05-26-2006, 03:08 PM

Thanks Dead Parrot! I thought it was the same thing but I wasn't sure.

newbiesforever · 05-26-2006, 03:33 PM

And which version of Ubuntu, then, is the single-disc install? I might try it. However, if it doesn't run my network, it's no good; I don't care a fig what other features or software it has.

manishsingh4u · 05-26-2006, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newbiesforever

And which version of Ubuntu, then, is the single-disc install? I might try it. However, if it doesn't run my network, it's no good; I don't care a fig what other features or software it has.

All Ubuntu versions including the current Ubuntu 5.10 and the latest testing version (Dapper Drake) comes on a single CD. It works fine on the network. You can easily install necessary packages from the internet as required for that like vsftpd, apache, samba, etc which is very easy.

Code:

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

Code:

sudo apt-get install apache

Code:

sudo apt-get install samba