Newbie Install Question - downloading and burning the install CDs, p2p

[Philippe Landau]

Tab Gilbert wrote:
> It worked!  Now to get the printer to operate correctly 
> and get some sound to come out but that is for another day.
as i understand it the devs are feverishly
trying to get sound working for more users on hoary.

> Thanks for the dufus-proof guidance.
> best I can tell I have to get "off the reservation" in
> Warty to get a gui p2p or at least something a person with years of
> computer (mostly mac) experience but no linux experience can handle.
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/FileSharingP2PPeerToPeer
which choice did you make ?

kind regards     philippe

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>>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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