Shipit: Default "Desktop " CD (was Re: Upgrade etc.)

[Peter Garrett]

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:07:33 -0400
"Patrick Newberry" <PNewberry at habitat.org> wrote:

> <snip>
> > sudo apt-cdrom add
> > And then
> > sudo apt-get update
> > And assuming that all works, can I Then do:
> > Apt-get install xxxxx
> > Where xxxxx is a apt that is on the cd?

Right - the alternate CD has the basic packages, and can be added using
"apt-cdrom add" or equivalent. You can then do at least a partial
dist-upgrade from the CD, although if you have additional apps etc. you
still need a Net connection to complete the move to dapper/ 6.06
> 
> They renamed the CD's, the LiveCD is now the Desktop CD, and the Install
> CD is now the Alternate CD.
> 
> What I fail to understand is how will you download the Alternate CD?

This is a real issue for people without Net access - who I assume were the
ones who profited most from the former policy of including separate "Live"
and "Install" CDs.

The same people are often likely also to have less RAM and older machines,
which could make installing with the graphical/desktop CD problematic ( I
think the lower limit for the graphical instaler is around 192 MB)

I would hope the new installer could be tweaked for "Edgy Eft" to make it
run in less RAM successfully, as I understand that one advantage of the
single CD is lower cost for Canonical...

> </snip>
> 
> Oh, I'll down load it from work where we have a T-1 line, make the cd
> from the ISO image and carry it home in my beat up pickup truck :-)

Lucky you - you have an available  T-1 line *and* a pickup truck :)

Peter