DEBIAN iso's

greenmeanie · 01-27-2005, 10:39 PM

i am going to do a I86 install and i am wondering if i will need to burn all 7 CD ISO's or could i just get by with one?
looking for a basic install with KDE.

secesh · 01-27-2005, 11:09 PM

' a basic install with just kde' is not quite right... a lot of packages go into that type of install by default. edit: (but no, you shouldn't have need for all seven... but...) :edit

i like to suggest people do a net install anyways -- you're going to have to download all the updates after you install the system if you download the CDs, so why not use a net disk, and put up a really basic system, and use that to install the packages you want? they'll be fresher that way...

greenmeanie · 01-27-2005, 11:13 PM

sarge is 15 .ISO's what the heck is on them to be so big?
knoppix install a crap load of apps from one CD

secesh · 01-27-2005, 11:27 PM

lots of apps, lots of documentation, and lots of source code, probably... i remember some debian blow-hard getting all excited about 3 having 3,000 packages or something... i don't even remember other than it was ridiculas...

m_yates · 01-28-2005, 07:47 AM

Don't download all the iso's unless you are trying to install on a system not connected to the network. The netinst CD iso image (http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/) is only about 120 MB and is the only one you need. It will install the base system and then everything else you need can be downloaded from the network. It will guide you through downloading packages after the first reboot after installation.

Okie · 01-28-2005, 08:04 AM

you could get by with just downloading the first ISO and download the rest with apt...

i usually just download the first two ISOs

greenmeanie · 01-28-2005, 06:40 PM

ok
i downloaded the first 3 to be safe

thanks for the help guys.

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Originally posted by Okie
you could get by with just downloading the first ISO and download the rest with apt...

i usually just download the first two ISOs

heema · 01-30-2005, 02:27 AM

could you please tell me how it went ?

as i also want to know that as i cant use netinstall bec. i have to patch and recompile my kernel so that i could use my dsl usb modem

H2O-linux · 01-30-2005, 08:49 PM

I have set up 2 machines at home w/ net install and its flawless. All are behind a router with DHCP and only one machine needed to have the network configured manually which consisted of entering a single ip address. I recommend it !