Network install from cd?

sard · 09-07-2005, 02:36 PM

I love the way you can install Debian from a small 100Mb cd and download the rest from the internet as it’s needed (Hate the way everything months or even years out of date, even from Unstable but I’ll save that for another thread)

Is there a small bootable iso for Slackware that lets you finish the instalation from the internet? My laptop doesn’t have a floppy drive and I’d rather not download several full cds when I just want a minimal desktop.

Thanks :-)

tuxdev · 09-07-2005, 03:12 PM

you can just download the first CD if you don't want KDE or GNOME. It has everything there you need for that. It is also very convienient to download both cause the second acts like a diagnostic CD with much fuller tools than the install disc. Be very happy it is not like Fedora with its 4 CDs. Really, if you are just going to download the packages from the web anyway, you will download just as much or even less.

GlowGlow · 09-08-2005, 10:41 AM

Slackware can install packages over NFS, but it is hard to find a public NFS server these days

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BTW. It is best to buy the official CD set. It saves you bandwidth, and gives Pat some pennies.

gbonvehi · 09-08-2005, 01:52 PM

Installing the a/ serie of Slackware packages from CD 1 will give you a working system. Adding ap/ l/ m/ you have a machine full of apps and network capable (with servers).
I don't understand what's the difference of downloading a CD and burning it, and downloading a small CD burning it and then downloading the packages.

nukey · 09-12-2005, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gbonvehi
I don't understand what's the difference of downloading a CD and burning it, and downloading a small CD burning it and then downloading the packages.

He means that in that case he will have a distro that's a few months old (6 at most I guess).

But I know what you mean gbonvehi, I also prefer to just install everything I want from the cd and then install slackpkg and update everthing at once. In this case not all packages have to be downloaded, just the ones that changed after the initial release.

shashir · 09-12-2005, 04:56 PM

Live CD installation is pretty tough. It is best if you just install the base system with the Slackware CDs (cost barely anything). Then you can update to your heart's content.

sard · 09-18-2005, 07:57 AM

I got a system up and running using just the first CD. It seems stable but package management is privative and hardware detection's not that great. Next up Arch Linux.