Kevin Fries wrote: > One idea that Debian has had for years, that I am surprised that Ubuntu > did not follow -- especially with servers -- was the idea of the minimal > install CD ( < 50MB to fit on a mini-cd or flash stick) that was little > more than a debootstrap install. Then everything was obtainable from > the repositories. > > While I realize that could get ugly for the noobs that Ubuntu goes after > if followed exactly... but what about a derivation off of it. Instead > of leaving just a command line system, it installed a core system, then > rebooted, upon first boot, it asked which U/K/X-buntu version you > wanted, then retrieved that from the Apt repositories. Now CD capacity > is unimportant. > >
Isn't that starting to sound similar to the alternate CD that Ubuntu already has? I'm not sure that I fully understand either install CDs (Debian's, or the alternate from Ubuntu) but it sounds like there's a lot of overlap there. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
