netinstall?

[Andrew Jorgensen]

On 8/23/06, Dennis Kaarsemaker <dennis at kaarsemaker.net> wrote:
> On wo, 2006-08-23 at 14:51 -0400, Matthew Nicholson wrote:
> > now, there isn't a net install for ubuntu that i know of.
>
> There is -- I use it myself too :)
>
> You need either the alternative install cd or server CD, not the desktop
> CD.

I always thought netinstall meant no CD.  PXE or similar.

In any case the GUI installer should allow to install off the network
rather than off the CD.  Networks are often much faster than CDs,
particularly given the updates you'll have to do afterward.