On 10/15/2012 10:41 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > Recently someone was chided for attempting installation from a CD. > > Not all of us have convenient access to a high speed internet connection. > > I can have limited access to "high" speed access by carrying one of my > laptops to the local library. I don't find downloading more than a > live-CD feasible due to bandwidth limits they set to provide maximum > usage for maximum number of users. > > Even the live-CD doesn't give me a functioning system as it does not > include a dialer for an analog modem. I solved _*MY*_ problem by > purchasing the 8 DVD set of install disks.
You must be using a totally free dialup service for daily internet access. In many/most US locales dial is as expensive, if not more expensive, than aDSL or cable, though I'm not familiar with the providers and plans in Springfield. You mention "carrying" your laptop to the local library, not "driving". Can we assume you're walking to the library, live in the city limits, not on a farm or other rural location outside of Springfield? How far are you from the MSU campus? If it's not a prohibitive distance, it might be worth explaining your situation to someone in the MSU telecommunications department and see if you can get a guest access account. Then stop by every couple of weeks to download your Debian and other updates, and anything "big" you need, etc. I'd assume there won't be any bandwidth limits. Also, it's possible they might be running a local non-public Debian mirror in the Engineering or Computer Science departments. (Many universities and colleges host private mirrors of popular open source software repos to conserve bandwidth on their public pipe) If so you might get permission to pull directly from such mirrors. Just some suggestions from a fellow Missourian, though a couple hundred miles to the North. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/507c398b.9080...@hardwarefreak.com
