On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Larry Brigman wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> .... > >> My preferred method don't install rather than don't run. > >> > > To do that will typically require some knowledge about how the installer > > operates to reduce your packages set to a bare minimum. Even there, > > the best method for being able to repeat this process is to set up a > > configuration file and do a network install. > > I have a physical constraint - I only have dial-up. I purchase > the complete set of stable (have both Squeeze and Wheezy). I've > asked related questions on debian-user. One reply was to > investigate using debootstrap or multistrap (I'm leaning to the > later). > I was thinking that you need to do multiple computer set ups - the education computers. Get one figured out then you will either need to clone the drive or set up a temporary network to install the others. The other choice here is to move the install and the config file to a USB device for the install. Maybe I think too much like a programmer or test engineer. If I have to do it more that twice, I'm going to find a way to automate and document it at the same time. > > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
