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

Matthew S-H mathbymath at aol.com
Tue May 3 21:18:45 UTC 2005


The DVD for Hoary should dual-boot as a live and install CD though.  No 
reason not to with all that space.

~Matt



On May 3, 2005, at 3:52 PM, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:

> 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...
>
>
> --
> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Trying the Slax >= 5.0.4 should demonstrate that this approach is
>> definitely feasible.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>>
>>
>> [1]: http://slax.linux-live.org/
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> kamstrup
>>
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