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user1397
May 5th, 2007, 02:03 AM
A lot of distros have this option, and if you have broadband and don't want to download a whole cd, I think this is a good option for many.

No?
John.Michael.Kane
May 5th, 2007, 02:40 AM
Yes ubuntu does. It's called a MinimalCD

minimal CD image to download packages at install time,
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD
user1397
May 5th, 2007, 06:44 AM
Yes ubuntu does. It's called a MinimalCD

minimal CD image to download packages at install time,
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCDAh, I did not know about this, thanks for the link.

How come they don't show this on the download page? It does on debian's site for example.
aysiu
May 5th, 2007, 07:57 AM
Ah, I did not know about this, thanks for the link.

How come they don't show this on the download page? It does on debian's site for example.
They don't want to confuse new users.

Most new users want the Desktop CD. Other immediately available options will just confuse them.
user1397
May 5th, 2007, 06:15 PM
They don't want to confuse new users.

Most new users want the Desktop CD. Other immediately available options will just confuse them.Ah, that makes sense. But how come it can't even be found on the http://cdimage.ubuntu.com site? It's only found on the community documentation page ...seems kinda strange to me.
aysiu
May 5th, 2007, 06:18 PM
Ah, that makes sense. But how come it can't even be found on the http://cdimage.ubuntu.com site? It's only found on a wiki page...seems kinda strange to me.
Not sure.
Oki
May 5th, 2007, 07:56 PM
Can you use this iso file(only 10mb!!!), to install from a USB pen?
user1397
May 9th, 2007, 08:52 PM
Can you use this iso file(only 10mb!!!), to install from a USB pen?Not sure about that, but theoretically sounds possible. Why not try it? It's only a 10 MB download anyway...;)