Re: [Hampshire] install linux without internet connection?

Peter Alefounder wrote:
> Can anyine give advice on how to install an up-to-date version of Linux
> without having an internet connection, please?
>
> I note that SuSE 10.2 is available on 5 CDs, but 10.3 is on just 1 CD. I
> think that must rely on an external web site for software. Is SuSE 10.2
> really the best I can do?
>
> Would it possible to obtain, for example, Debian on CDs and install it
> without internet access? The software I would want is nothing out of the
> ordinary - openoffice.org, GIMP, C, Perl, Apache, web browsers, something
> to write CDs. Would my graphics card cause any problem - nVIDIA GeForce4
> (MSI G4MX460 to be precise)?

At risk of baiting Jon 'u*****' Lewis here, Ubuntu Gutsy comes in on one
CD and will (I think) satisfy your needs as specified above. It's not
entirely unlike Debian either, and is nVidia-friendly.

<sean ducks>

Failing that most distros are available from 3rd parties who download
them and burn them to disc for a small fee. Check out the small ads in
Linux mags or micromart's classifieds.

Finally, I'd be very surprised if a plea to the list for installation
media went unanswered.

Sean