On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 2:21 PM Mike C. wrote:
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> Would it make sense and is it possible for PLUG to maintain a Linux Distro
> PXE boot server at Free Geek?
>
>
It really only makes sense to use PXE boot for a large number of identical
installations. The Clinic sees a relatively low number of
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm the 'John' referenced above.
>
> I maintain on my computer the latest Ubuntus (all flavors), and Mint (all
> flavors). And for Ubuntu I also have releases going back a couple of years.
> I also maintain the latest OpenSuse, Fedora and Slackware,
> plus various rescue and utility
On Tue, 8 Oct 2019, Russell Senior wrote:
That said, I'm a big fan of OSUOSL. Nearby on a fat pipe, should be quite
fast.
+1
osuosl.org is my source for slackware and R updates; probably more that
don't come immediately to mind. They offer both https and ftp access and are
quick.
Rich
There are lots of packages hosted on SourceForge, actually. OpenWrt pulls
source code from SourceForge servers for:
package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile: URL:=@SF/zd1211/
package/libs/libusb-compat/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libusb
package/libs/libusb/Makefile: @SF/$(PKG_NAME)
On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 14:34:12 -0700 (PDT)
Rich Shepard dijo:
>Bring some DVDs to the next clinic: John usually has an external drive
>with a bunch of different distros on it and can burn some disks for
>you.
Hi,
I'm the 'John' referenced above.
I maintain on my computer the latest Ubuntus (all
Who is distributing their distro via Sourceforge?? I'm not aware of any
large projects that still use them for hosting. And distros in particular
don't usually go through those types of hosting services since they prefer
to offer HTTP mirrors instead. You might want to see what kind of speeds
you
To be clear, I mean you can go on campus at PSU and connect to their guest
wifi.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 5:09 PM Russell Senior
wrote:
> Another place with lots of bandwidth you might be able to score from is
> Portland State University. I haven't tried (I have decent bandwidth at
> home), but
On 10/7/19 5:09 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
Another place with lots of bandwidth you might be able to score from is
Portland State University. I haven't tried (I have decent bandwidth at
home), but if I was looking for tubes, that's a place that comes to mind.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 4:21 PM Mike
Another place with lots of bandwidth you might be able to score from is
Portland State University. I haven't tried (I have decent bandwidth at
home), but if I was looking for tubes, that's a place that comes to mind.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 4:21 PM Mike C. wrote:
> What is giving you the
What is giving you the estimate?
-- Browser download manager. But I also can see how much of the distro has
been downloaded after an hour.
Sometimes the slow download is more a matter of which mirror you got
sent to. If you can specify one, you might be able to "shop around" for
one that's
What is giving you the estimate?
Sometimes the slow download is more a matter of which mirror you got sent
to. If you can specify one, you might be able to "shop around" for one
that's reasonably fast.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 2:29 PM Mike C. wrote:
> I'd like to be able to download a few Linux
On Mon, 7 Oct 2019, Mike C. wrote:
I'd like to be able to download a few Linux distros to test. Generally, a
distro is a couple of gigs. I'd like to be able to download a distro in
less than 8 or 12 hrs. Which is the estimate I get when I try to do it
over WiFi at the Multnomah Public Library.
I'd like to be able to download a few Linux distros to test. Generally, a
distro is a couple of gigs. I'd like to be able to download a distro in
less than 8 or 12 hrs. Which is the estimate I get when I try to do it over
WiFi at the Multnomah Public Library.
Any suggestions?
Thank you,
Mike
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