[H-GEN] Re: Packaging Tools

[Christopher Biggs]

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Sandra Milne <silne at optusnet.com.au> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake thusly:

> If you're reading the CDs that come with the latest APC magazine[1],
> it's "AppGet". 

Yeah, that doesn't inspire trust...

> Oh, and there's only 2 debian cds. "You'll need an
> internet connection to complete the installation." Well that's
> interesting. I've done quite well-rounded debian installations with
> only CD1.

You can install a useful Debian system from a 180M CD.

Look for a debian cd image called "Bonzai [sic] Linux".

The 180M netinst.iso image linked off the debian homepage is a pretty
good way to get started, too.

I've not had to install debian from a standard multi-CD set for years;
I always use an 80mm bootstrap CD and net install.

I'm gonna try the APC CDs this weekend (bought the mag specifically to
get them[1]) because I just downgraded my ISP plan from "Barely tolerable
monthly limit for so-called 'broadband'" to "*insultingly* low bandwidth
limit", and having a debian CD set around will thus be useful.

--cjb

[1] Funny how everybody has to deny reading that mag.  "I only buy it
    for the advertisements" :-)  


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