http://cdimage.debian.org/faq.html says this:
-?- How can I get the CD images of the Debian CDs?
-!- Please refer to <http://cdimage.debian.org/>.
At http://cdimage.debian.org/, I select the option leading to
http://cdimage.debian.org/ch11.html. This tells me that I don't need CD
images; that I can get by with much less. I'm glad to hear this. The part
I don't know, however, is what to do with the /dists/stable/main/disks-XXXX/
directory once I've downloaded it. May I suggest adding a link to this page
to tell me the next step?
Although they've talked me out of downloading a CD's worth of stuff, I did
begin by wanting to create a bootable CD, and I'm still hoping I can do that
with the disks-XXXX directory that I'm downloading. According to
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html, a
bootable CD would be the best option.
I'm familiar with the process of creating a bootable ISO CD in Easy CD
Creator under Win98; what I don't know is what I'll insert when Easy CD
Creator tells me to insert a bootable floppy.
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