[PLUG] Problems getting Debian 2.2

[Matt Wallace]

It is possible to download a straight ISO, but it's not easy.. I did it
about a year ago.. but I don't exactly remember how I did it.. I think you
have to keep telling them that you're like a big distributor.  

Anyways.. Debian is so network friendly, I wouldn't even bother.. Just
download the base files, and burn them on to a CD.. there's seven of them.
Then load the system and get everything by apt.

If you really do want a CD, cheapbytes is your best bet.
www.cheapbytes.com

Matt

On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Mahadev Appan wrote:

> Hello people,
> 
> I was wondering if any of you have light to shed on this matter.
> 
> I tried to obtain an ISO image of Debian 2.2 recently. It turns out they
> are using some means of pseudo-image-generation which is meant to reduce
> the load on the mirror servers around the world. What it has meant for me
> is that I can't obtain the image! Even after following their instructions
> to the letter, the downloading program just does says "Getting:" and stays
> that way, even if you leave it overnight (using a cable connection!).
> Also, the filesizes in the download directory do not change overnight. The
> same situation occurs both under Win32 and Linux.
> 
> By the way, if I can't really can't download the silly thing, I don't mind
> buying the CD-ROM from someplace. The Csociety office only has Debian 2.1
> and Best Buy of course only carries the bigger commercial distros. And
> frankly, I don't know of any other places here. 
> 
> <sigh> Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> From,
> Dev
> 
> 
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