> Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > What if I bought the CDs and now I want to `ship it' to my other 1 or 2 > > home > > machines, which doesn't have a CDROM drive and need installing base via > > floppies? > > Then, obviously, you won't be able to use the CDs to install with. > > > IMHO base is useful in some cases and should be shipped on the CD. > > If it is on the archive, why not ship it on the CDs? > > I disagree. On this hypothetical machine you mention, you cannot > access the CD from the machine, so what is the point of shipping base > on the CD? > > Adding basedebs.tgz to CD#1 would be a flagrant waste of space.
I have 2 machines. The 1st has a CDROM drive, the 2nd does not. I can install the first from the CD. For the 2nd, I will use floppies, which will be prepared using the images that are on the CD. Is there a better way? > > -- > ...Adam Di Carlo..<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...<URL:http://www.onshored.com/> > -- Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
