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On Tue, 27 Oct 2009, Alan Pope wrote:
2009/10/27 Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx>:Why doesn't Ubuntu do what Debian does and release a "netist" disk - the Debian one is only 150MB or so. Everything else is pulled off the 'net as required, rather then download everything under the Sun, requiring GB of downloads, a DVD burner and more time...It does, and has done forever. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD ~10MB netinst images are available to do exactly what you're suggesting.
Good - which I've no interst in whatsoever as I use Debian - but if that's the case then why is Tom, etc. downloading GB of data for burning onto a DVD??? (and complaining that it's slow!!!)
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