Hi, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: > > On Jul 28, 2018, at 10:44 AM, Holger Wansing <li...@wansing-online.de> wrote: > > > > > 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 > > For some people, getting packages via the Internet after installation is not > an > option. For example, air-gapped high-security environments, or folks with > very > slow Internet connections (does anyone remember 9600 baud modems?). > > Can we acknowledge such situations in the proposed changes? For them, at > least, > the question in the subject line is still relevant (perhaps with “CD” changed > to “DVD”, giving a nod to changing times).
Ok, I missed that fact. ACK'ed. So I have added a phrase for the <http://cdimage-search.debian.org/> search (proposed by Ben in 2015 and this morning by Steve) to the patch: diff --git a/en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml b/en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml index 512011690..858b018fa 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml @@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ the installation to download the remaining files or additional CDs. </para><para> +Also, keep in mind: if the CDs/DVDs you are using don't contain some packages +you need, you can always install that packages afterwards from your running +new Debian system (after the installation has finished). If you need to know, +on which CD/DVD to find a specific package, visit +<ulink url="https://cdimage-search.debian.org/";>https://cdimage-search.debian.org/</ulink>. + +</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/ ============================================================
