[plug] debian install from floppy disks?

[Jason :)]

Hi

You can download the basic distribution of debian (for floppy disks) at
ftp://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44

It's about 15 disk images. Once you have downloaded them you write the disk
images to the floppy using a program like Rawrite (sorry, dont know a link, i
used the one off the redhat cd).

To install it, put the rescue disk in your computer and start it up. And
follow the on-screen instructions. You can use its partitioner to have
multiple OS'es on your computer if you want, but make sure you back up your
data first.

There are more installation instructions at http://www.debian.org/ if you need
them

Good luck

Jason

tlee wrote:

> Jeff, where do you go to download debian please? Do you just use your
> ordinary comms program in win netscape or whatever and then use ftp to get
> the disks? Does it say download disk 1 and can you send it straight to A
> drive? Then do you simply take those disks and mount them on a linux drive
> where you have made partition space and load them or do you use a dos
> machine similar to installing linux for first time? Regret haveing to ask
> all these preliminary questions, but if you don't ask you don't learn.
>
> jeffw at mbox.com.au wrote:
>
> > > I've downloaded the basic floppy disk images for Debian (potato),
> > > and being
> > > a first time user of debian, i was wondering if anyone could tell
> > > me before
> > > i start installing:
> > > 1. does it have tools for making a modem connection to the internet?
> >
> > What you'll want is pppconfig. Makes it pretty easy really.
> >
> > > 2. any other hints (i've heard the install can be tricky)
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > ------------
> > > Jason :)
> > > jason at whatever.iinet.net.au
> > > http://whatever.iinet.net.au
> > >
> > >
> > >