On 3/11/13, Bob Proulx <b...@proulx.com> wrote: > Kelly Clowers wrote: >> Bob Proulx wrote: >> > Tom H poked me that the netinst image can be used without a network. >> > It is 168M and much smaller than the full CD#1. I just did an install .. >> That is how I always install, I never install more packages than what >> is on the netinst cd till after a reboot.... I guess I figured everyone >> knew. > > I think that ex-pats coming from other distros don't realize this .. > But until I tested it I had always thought that the netinst image > _required_ a network in order to set up the sources.list mirrors. The > normal netinst install path does complain about not having it if there > is no network available. But those complaints can be either ignored > or the expert path walked through to avoid it. > > I think most of us using the netinst image would go ahead and set up > the network sources.list with basic values if nothing else and then > never see any errors from the installer. Boot to the newly installed > 360M system and then adjust sources.list as we desired.
Perhaps there's a marketing opportunity: Instead of "netinst.iso" perhaps "damn-thats-minimal.iso" And the business card (~80MiB?) "firetruckingly-tiny.iso" ?? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caosgnsqkia8c3s2_xsatsdktasbjvbpyuruto-4m2-uq361...@mail.gmail.com
