Idea #11196: Network install from a minimal CD

This idea is a duplicate of idea #417: Network install.

Written by ilektron the 16 Jul 08 at 15:33. Category: Installation.
Related to: Live CD installer. Status: New

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How about a CD Image that is something like debian's netinst that has some base packages, a package-manager, and network capability? The image shouldn't be much more than 100MB. This would be incredibly useful for an installation in between releases when there are several hundred updates that you have to download anyway. Additionally, if a local mirror is available, this install could finish incredibly fast.

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Eldmannen wrote on the 16 Jul 08 at 16:14

Perhaps the alternative installer should have a network install feature...

ilektron wrote on the 16 Jul 08 at 16:47

But the alternate install image is still 650MB.

glotz wrote on the 16 Jul 08 at 18:42

There you go https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation#Minimal%20installations

droetker wrote on the 16 Jul 08 at 19:28

This is a dupe of http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/417/

droetker wrote on the 16 Jul 08 at 19:34

and imlpemented.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

ilektron wrote on the 18 Jul 08 at 08:24

How did I not know about this? I've been throwing all my cds that are scratched around the outside out for nothing?!

Will these images ever be as promoted as the x86, amd64, and alternate images?

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