On Thursday 18 October 2007 18:05:53 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)?
No, SuSE 10.2 is not the best you can do. In my opinion, anyway. :-)
You could purchase a distribution on CD or DVD from an official source,
if you wish, such as:
http://store.slackware.com/
That way you'll get an official copy of the CD or DVD and support the
project. If you subscribe to the project, you'll get each release sent
out to you automatically as soon as the CD is available and at the
current exchange rate will cost you about £15. I don't think Slackware
currently ships with OpenOffice however, but it does include KOffice.
Packaging is also based on simple .tgz files, and doesn't use complex
package management or dependency tracking which I think is ideal if you
do want to update the system at some point and need to download the
packages somewhere with an internet connection. You won't download an
update, apply it only to find the management tools are trying to drag
in dependencies for example.
Anyway, Slackware plug over! Normal service will now be resumed.
Cheers,
Steve
