On Nov 12, 2007 10:52 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I have to install Ubuntu on "challenged" boxes (ie. those with limited > memory) I do miss the old Install CD or, indeeed, just an "Install" option > on the grub menu that could avoid having to boot into the Live CD which is, > by definition, rather memory-hungry. > > Would it be so difficult to have an "Install" option when the CD is first > inserted, rather than having to do that? The overheads of having to run the > Live distro during the install process must be immense? Whilst I appreciate > the Live CD concept is great in showing people what they are going to have > before they take the plunge, for people such as myself who install Ubuntu on > lots of boxes it's just an annoyance. > > Thoughts? > > Sean
Have you tried the alternate install disk? This will install without booting into the live environment. It's the only option I have for my desktop. There's a select box option on the Ubuntu download page for it. Cheers Philip -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
