installing from the internet?

Hano · 08-09-2005, 12:30 PM

Hi,

do any of the recent distros provide a install from internet method? i've read something about yum upgrading from RH9 and FC1 to FC3 but looks awfully complex to do. What options do i have besides burning the ISOs?

XavierP · 08-09-2005, 12:59 PM

Debian supports a netinstall - just grab cd1 and do the remainder of the install on line. The Fedora line do the same as does Slackware and Novell. But for all of them, you need either a floppy with relevant drivers or cd1.

ctkroeker · 08-11-2005, 02:03 PM

Get debian like XavierP said, unless you want to stay with RedHat based distro's...

J.W. · 08-12-2005, 01:18 AM

Many distros support a network installation, but they are only practical if you have a high speed connection (or a huge amount of patience). Depending on how minimal or heavy you want your installation to be, you will probably need to transfer anywhere from about 1G to 3 or 4G of data. Personally I've done network installations of both SuSE and Debian, but the thing that's nice about CD's is that if you need to reinstall, you don't need to re-download all that data. Good luck with it -- J.W.