Subj : Re: Slackware 14.2 Sale [Was: CD Distribution Sale]
To : Vk3jed
From : KK4QBN
Date : Wed Aug 16 2017 05:05 pm
Re: Re: Slackware 14.2 Sale [Was: CD Distribution Sale]
By: Vk3jed to KK4QBN on Wed Aug 16 2017 09:00:00
Vk> These days, with 100/40 Mbps Internet, "network installs" are the way to
Vk> go. I did that with Debian a while back - download a "stub" installer that
Vk> loads a kernel and a basic set of drivers, then install the rest off the
Vk> net. One advantage I found is that the machine I used has non free network
Vk> drivers, and the installer told me what drivers I needed. Sure, I had to
Vk> download them manually and leave them on a USB stick, but that ensured I
Vk> had a functional network connection after the installation, instead of
Vk> having to google and guess after the fact. :)
Yes, this is the way I did my last debian install, I have ISOs of netinstall
debian and all the newest flavors of ubuntu sitting here incase I want to fool
around with something, but what I have going now has served me well, and if it
is'nt broke, don't fix it. I do have another computer sitting in my closet
though that needs a new hdd.. I'm thing of getting a solid state hdd to put it
in and move my BBS to it, but leave my files I offer for download on this
machine. I believe it will work out for good.. then I can finally retire this
poor old "Lawnmower" sounding machine I have setup to answer the modem and run
the IRC server, bots, and TW server which gets no traffic anyway.
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Tim Smith (KK4QBN)
KK4QBN BBS
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