Live / Install CD (WAS:Re: GRUB : couple quick newbie questions...)

[Vincent Trouilliez]

Yeah I did read this too in the wiki or wherever I saw this discussed,
but again, the devs said that doing this woiuld require to remove a
bunch of programs, which we obviously don't want to do, as the default
desktop must be fully functionnal, as is today. What use would be a
live&install CD, if it didn't provide you with a full featured desktop ?
Would be useless at worse, or annoying at best, if you have internet
access and broadband to download the missing programs.
I wold rather have a super good live CD, fully featured with a full
suite of "recovery" utility programs, and a separate install CD with a
full featured desktop, than a single Cd with half a desktop install and
half a live CD... Plus, when you order one Cd, you are given both the
install and the Live CD for free. So I say...keep them separate...
Improve them both as best as possible, but don't merge them, or make as
an optional DVD not a CD.

Just my 2 Euro cents...


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Vince


> The live-install cd works well on Slax[1], so I really don't see how
> this is -that- an issue. The live-cd installer is mentioned in
> http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/GraphicalInstaller.
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> Trying the Slax >= 5.0.4 should demonstrate that this approach is
> definitely feasible.
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> Cheers!
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> [1]: http://slax.linux-live.org/
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