On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 10:15:57AM +0000, Chris Lale wrote: > Michael Fothergill wrote: > >Dear Debianists, > > > >If I wanted to install etch as a net install, how do I do this? On > >the installation web page there is a choice of a weekly snapshot or a > >daily built image. The daily built image has a netinstall CD in it. > > > >Is there a netinstall CD for the weekly one? > > > >I have never tried to install Etch. > > Did you download the Etch RC1 installer from > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/? Choose "netinst CD image > (100-150 MB)". Burn the ISO image to a CD. Boot from the CD and press F3 > at the prompt. You can choose a curses-bases installer or a GUI > installer. The installer will install all the latest packages in Etch > directly from the repository. You will need a broadband connection. > You don't _need_ a broadband connection. You can even do it without any connection at install time. I'm on dial-up with a wonky phone line. Rather than risk the install dying due to a failed line, I just do a minimal install with the netinst.iso then install from within the minimal system.
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