Installing without getting into livecd mode

[Carl Karsten]

Andy Davidson wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 08:59:55PM -0400, Andrew Zajac wrote:
>> There are two kinds of installer cds - the Desktop cd (live) and the
>> alternate (classic installer)  You would need to use the alternate installer
>> cd instead of the Desktop (live) cd.  You can then install with less than
>> 256 megs of ram.
> 
> Can anyone give me a way to get an alternate CD without downloading
> it?  I connect via dial-up and my ISP disconnects me before I can
> download a full ISO.
> 
> andy
> 
> 

use BitTorrent.  it will deal with dropped connections, correpted packets, etc.

also, have a look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LocalNet

I think you only need the pxe boot files and kernel from the CD, then point to a 
  repository that is on the Net.  it shoudl work, but using BT will, so just do 
that ;)

Carl K