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MikeandIke22,
Installation via FTP is actually alive in my house! One thing that I look for in a distro is the ability to download the files locally, and then install via ftp internally. This allows me to setup all sorts of computers (Redhat/fedora in particular) that do not have CD-ROM, such as older laptops, and very quickly and efficiently. With the FTP selection, you also have the ability to use the options to configure on the fly.
I also like the idea of starting an installation via FTP, and walking away from it. I do not need to return to insert the next CD, either. Just start and walk away.
I did 7 laptops at once on an internal ethernet network, and well, it just looked great and felt good.
Christian
Installation via FTP is actually alive in my house! One thing that I look for in a distro is the ability to download the files locally, and then install via ftp internally. This allows me to setup all sorts of computers (Redhat/fedora in particular) that do not have CD-ROM, such as older laptops, and very quickly and efficiently. With the FTP selection, you also have the ability to use the options to configure on the fly.
I also like the idea of starting an installation via FTP, and walking away from it. I do not need to return to insert the next CD, either. Just start and walk away.
I did 7 laptops at once on an internal ethernet network, and well, it just looked great and felt good.
Christian
The lowest spec machine I ever installed Linux on was a 486 DX100 with 16MB RAM and a 250MB harddisk scrounged from a Pentium.
2MB VGA card, black and white 14" screen.
Installation took 48 hours, kernel compile crashed after 96.
Booting took about 10 minutes, as took starting X.
2MB VGA card, black and white 14" screen.
Installation took 48 hours, kernel compile crashed after 96.
Booting took about 10 minutes, as took starting X.
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Originally Posted by kc0arf
MikeandIke22,
Installation via FTP is actually alive in my house! One thing that I look for in a distro is the ability to download the files locally, and then install via ftp internally. This allows me to setup all sorts of computers (Redhat/fedora in particular) that do not have CD-ROM, such as older laptops, and very quickly and efficiently. With the FTP selection, you also have the ability to use the options to configure on the fly.
I also like the idea of starting an installation via FTP, and walking away from it. I do not need to return to insert the next CD, either. Just start and walk away.
I did 7 laptops at once on an internal ethernet network, and well, it just looked great and felt good.
Christian
Are you talking about setting up a NFS for installs? That would be a valid option also. If you set up a NFS, you'd always have access to the installation media.
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what is nfs. And where could i get the ftp boot diskettes for the fedora core.
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Originally Posted by mikeandike22
what is nfs. And where could i get the ftp boot diskettes for the fedora core.
Definition: http://nfs.sourceforge.net/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System
The rest of these are docs for how to do it:
- http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/nfs_install.htm
- http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...fs_install.htm
- http://www.novell.com/documentation/...a/bszp9a3.html
- http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/...nstall_71.html
- http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/e...-installs.html
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You can install Debian, Slackware, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD across the Net using 2 floppies. Don't know about any other distros - I've only done it using those I mentioned, and it keeps the CD stack from getting too large when you do a lot of installs on a variety of platforms.
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