"Magnus von Koeller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I currently have a Mandrake 8.0 and although I like some parts of it I am > very intrigued from the experience of installing / maintaining Debian 2.2 on > two firewalls / routers. The problem, though, is that I am depending on a > working copy of KDE 2.2 and would very much like to try out stuff like > XFree86 4.10 ... > > Now, I have Debian 2.2 CDs and a high-bandwidth but VERY expensive internet > connection. If my traffic costs weren't so high I would simply install 2.2 > and then upgrade to testing (woody) but that would cost me huge amounts of > money.
use the flat access connection to get {unofficial} woody image from fsn.hu, etc. then burn it. (I suggest that apt-get updating and apt-get dist-upgrading will get you a painful bill, though). > > I do have access to a flat internet connection at a friend's house, though. > He would burn me on CD anything I want but I don't really know how I can make > it easily possible for him to download an update / the whole woody distro for > me and put it on CD. > > So, what's the best way for me to get a working woody distro running on my > computer without downloading lots of stuff over my internet connection? > > Thanks. > > - -M > > - -- > - ------- Magnus von Koeller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------ > Georg-Westermann-Allee 76 / 38104 Braunschweig / Germany > Phone: +49-(0)531/2094886 Mobile: +49-(0)179/4562940 > > lp1 on fire (One of the more obfuscated kernel messages) > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE7ik6HUIvM6e6BgFARAisAAJ0YWmK67/iHeHG+4gHnCVdRjAjVxgCgmdO1 > S3lNizI1NB0sM681OeYFr98= > =RIqW > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >