[svlug] Debian rc2 CD's Retail Availability

Akbar S. Ahmed akbar501 at dslextreme.com
Wed Jan 21 17:08:57 PST 2004


Hi Bill

William R Ward wrote:
> Even if such a store exists, which I doubt, you're probably better off
> downloading the minimal CD or floppy disks and doing a network install.
> 	http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst
> 
> This way, you won't be installing twice all the packages that have had
> security updates since the CD image was made.

The thought of a local retail store was wishful thinking, but I thought 
I'd see if there was one.

Unfortunately, I'm leaving for India for a few weeks where a network 
install is not as easy as it is here.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks,
Akbar






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