Newbie Install Question - downloading and burning the install CDs

[Tab Gilbert]

It worked!  Now to get the printer to operate correctly and get some
sound to come out but that is for another day.  Thanks for the
dufus-proof guidance.


On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 02:13:59 +0100, Philippe Landau <lists at mailry.net> wrote:
> Tab Gilbert wrote:
> >>>did you try wget ?
> > will try this evening before I turn in.  Thank you.  Maybe that was
> > what I was looking for the whole time and did not know how to explain
> > (ask).
> you know linuxland is full of very ingenious geeks
> trying to seduce you into the abysses of the command line
> and eternal learning curves,
> so you become entrapped in their brainwashing factory of eternal
> humiliating apprenticeship and elitist power-dreams ;-)
> 
> >>Second question:
> >>Are you just trying to update your warty machine to hoary?
> > Yes, but I wanted to run the Live CD to make sure everything is ok.  I
> > saw how to do it in Synaptic but very afraid of making a mistake.
> excellent plan.
> 
> > Thanks everybody for the assistance--
> >  I  know--- RTFM time -
> oh, no, point, click, copy, paste and dream time :-)
> and tomorrow, ask again if there is any doubt.
> 
> kind regards     philippe
> 
> --
> 
> with wget you can download safely:
> Applications:System Tools:Terminal:
> wget -c --limit-rate=40k a-complete-internet-address-like-http-etc
> 
> the limit-rate part is optional,
> you can use it to still be able to work
> on the web/email during the download.
> 40k would be 40kB/s maximum download speed for example.
> the -c allows you to resume the download another day
> (using the same command).
> 
> after the download is complete, you will see
> the large .iso file in your home directory,
> right-click on it and choose "Write to Disk".
> burn at low speed.
> and unfortunately,
> for installing ubuntu you will need a different CD.
> 
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