Robert Cymbala <rcymb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > QUESTION: > I burned the first fifteen (15) CD's and GNU/Emacs, which I want to > install, > is not on them. How do I find out which CDs I need to burn? (There are 37 > more in cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/i386/iso-cd/ and I used to burn > all the CDs for a release but am too lazy to burn all 52 discs this time, > I only burnt the first 15.)
Time has changed, we don't provide that big sets of CD images anymore. So the above question is no longer that important. However, I would like to add something like the following to chapter 4.1 (https://d-i.debian.org/manual/en.amd64/ch04s01.html): diff --git a/en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml b/en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml index 512011690..f1f12554d 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml @@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ the installation to download the remaining files or additional CDs. </para><para> +Also, keep in mind: if the CD(s) you are using doesn't contain some packages +you need, you can always install that packages afterwards from your running +new Debian system (after the installation has finished). + +</para><para> + If your machine doesn't support CD booting<phrase arch="x86"> (only relevant on very old PC systems)</phrase>, but you do have a CD set, you can use an alternative strategy such as -- ============================================================ Created with Sylpheed 3.5.1 under D E B I A N L I N U X 9 " S T R E T C H " . Registered Linux User #311290 - https://linuxcounter.net/ ============================================================
