Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2018 12:26
PM
Subject: Re: [GTALUG] debian Linux --
Installation DVDs Full Set - ShippedTo Canadian Destination ??
On March 3, 2018 10:52:45 AM EST, Antonio Sun via talk <
talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
>On Sat,
Mar 3, 2018 at 9:44 AM, Steve Petrie P.Eng.
wrote:
>
>>
>> >3. I already own two (2) WD 1 TB
USB drives, acquired for taking
>hard
>> >disk backups of
the new PC. So I'll try using one of those for the
>> >debian
Linux (LXDE) installation device.
>> >
<snip>
>IMO,
>
>- System Rescue iso is good for some one-off
hacks e.g. disk
>manipulation
>but not a good way to do Debian
Linux Installation.
Why not? It's a very small download, fits on a cd
and as a live distro it supports multiple file systems. Its a pretty good way
to get started with the look and feel of GNU linux.
Just remember to
type startx at the console and you are good to go. You could explore and
scarify old disks for reuse, or lay the foundations for the new.
>-
Even if you get all three installation DVD images onto that 1TB
USB
>drive, that may still be a less optimal option as you most
probably
>need
>massive update during or right after the
installation.
Updates are optional. If there is an issue for some
security reasons, or something needs to be managed under some policy or
other, you will be glad you wet your feet on a live distro
first.
>
>The least-trouble option, contrary to what it seems,
is to take your
>machine to your friend's place with high speed Internet
connection, and
>do
>the initial installation there. All other
options just defer the
>problems,
>which you will bump into sooner
or later.
I find a usb pen and a few disks to be a lot easier to carry
around with me than an entire system assembly. They get heavy and you can bump
into problems there as well. At least optical disks are cheap and
resilient.
My mind did wander back to the advantages of DVD versus USB memory
sticks. And the mention of "cheap and resilient" adds to the attraction. Maybe
start with System Rescue on a CD / DVD.