Re: [Possibly Clueless] Deb base ISO images
On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 02:26:33PM +0100, Chris Ball wrote: > Hi, to all, and congrats on the potato release. > > I've been browsing cdimage. Do we release a base system as a 30/40-ish meg > ISO that can network to enable apt handling retrieval of anything else? One > would be really useful to me, and I'm sure to others too. The base packages > (for floppies etc) aren't always so easy or convienient, and I think an ISO > image would be a really good way to show the power of apt-get etc. > > I'll stop here, in case I'm being totally redundant or Just Plain Wrong. > Please let me know either way. If there isn't such an image available, why > was it decided against? I don't know the answer to your question, but I will point out that given a machine with a 'standard' ethernet card, and 'standard' disks, you can install off two disks (rescue and root from the images-1.44/compact directory), if you have ethernet access to a mirror. I don't know enough about CD building to know how hard it is to build cut-down bootable CDs. Jules
Re: Deb base ISO images
I've been browsing cdimage. Do we release a base system as a 30/40-ish meg ISO that can network to enable apt handling retrieval of anything else? One would be really useful to me, and I'm sure to others too. The base packages (for floppies etc) aren't always so easy or convienient, and I think an ISO image would be a really good way to show the power of apt-get etc. Linuxcare's disc can install Slink that way, and one of my goals with Lubbock (http://lubbock.sourceforge.net) is to have it do the same for potato. I don't see any reason why such a disc couldn't be made easily (strip it down from the full version, to just the base). slightly offtopic, I've just started a sourceforge site dedicated to building CD based systems (many of which use Debian). Mailing list starting soon. I'll post more in the appropriate places when I've got a description ready. Anyone looking at building a bootable CD will find the tools useful, and the contacts even more useful.
Re: [Possibly Clueless] Deb base ISO images
On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Chris Ball wrote: > I've been browsing cdimage. Do we release a base system as a 30/40-ish meg > ISO that can network to enable apt handling retrieval of anything else? One > would be really useful to me, and I'm sure to others too. The base packages > (for floppies etc) aren't always so easy or convienient, and I think an ISO > image would be a really good way to show the power of apt-get etc. May be yoiu have a look at http://www.siterock.com Christoph Lameter has build such an image with their add-ons and handed out credit-card shaped CDs on the Debian conference in Bordeaux. seems me to be a good idea to make small images available or build a deb package to create ones for those who want to create their own images. Kind regards Andreas.
Re: [Possibly Clueless] Deb base ISO images
On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 02:26:33PM +0100, Chris Ball wrote: hey Chris, > Hi, to all, and congrats on the potato release. > > I've been browsing cdimage. Do we release a base system as a 30/40-ish meg > ISO that can network to enable apt handling retrieval of anything else? One > would be really useful to me, and I'm sure to others too. The base packages > (for floppies etc) aren't always so easy or convienient, and I think an ISO > image would be a really good way to show the power of apt-get etc. I don't know of such an image either. Wasn't there an ISO for a slink base-system once? As I just installed debian using the boot-floppies (and not the full ISOs) on one of my computers, I think there should be such an ISO for potato, too. Frederik
[Possibly Clueless] Deb base ISO images
Hi, to all, and congrats on the potato release. I've been browsing cdimage. Do we release a base system as a 30/40-ish meg ISO that can network to enable apt handling retrieval of anything else? One would be really useful to me, and I'm sure to others too. The base packages (for floppies etc) aren't always so easy or convienient, and I think an ISO image would be a really good way to show the power of apt-get etc. I'll stop here, in case I'm being totally redundant or Just Plain Wrong. Please let me know either way. If there isn't such an image available, why was it decided against? Best regards, Chris. --
