On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:55:44 -0700 Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip]
The Debian archive is huge and it is not trivial to set-up. There is a method to use CD images as a pseudo-mirror, though I don't think this is the best way for you (see below). Check this: http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/index.en.html#lan-install You should read the whole FAQ as it answers most of your questions. > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Could I simply do an FTP of > some Debian mirror? What I don't like about this FTP idea or the > installer as far as that goes is that many of the applications I want > are not available except from their development sites. Examples are > TCL, Python, Lisp, and many others; It lookis like I would have to > (separate from the installer and separate from the FTP ) gather these > binaries and sources one at a time site by site. Or have I got > something very wrong??? I think so. If the mirror setup during the installation went good you should have access to the full Debian archive which has more then 15.000 packages, including TCL, Python, ... > Also, what complicates my effort is that I have a very low band > witdth to the Internet having to use a dial up connection from a > rural area up here in Alberta Canada.. For example, it took me a > week to download the "network installer". Non-stop? IMHO with a very low bandwidth connection your best bet is still the netinstall with *very* carefull package selection, but this is difficult to do properly if you don't have experience with Debian or Linux. If you don't find a reasonable way to download at least the first two CDs (or the first DVD) you should order the full CD set from some vendor. http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/ HTH, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
