On Sat, Jul 29, 2000 at 06:36:56PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Debian, as I soon found out, has a single-disk installation program and a > > five-disk installation set, which included ppp support and the ability to > > install from a network connection. Everything past that point was just > > icing on the proverbial cake. > > "Single-disk installation program"? Is this a single CD, or a single > floppy? I haven't come across a single floppy installation, but would > love to have it as it would make many of my installs much less painful. > > Oh, wait. Having re-read that, I think what you're saying is a total of > 6 disks; one for the installer, and five for the "support" files. BTW, I > think the current distro is up to 10 or 11 diskettes now. Bummer.
With potato, there is a "compact" install which can be done from 3 floppies (vs. 16). This can be used with a network connection, but I don't know if ppp is supported. -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen
