[wplug] a complicated linux install

[Luquilla Hughes]

Well not on the initial install but once proficient you could install 
anything by floppy. check the tar and gzip man(info) pages, it explains how 
in there.


>From: "Chris" <vze2f6h6 at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>To: <wplug at wplug.org>
>Subject: RE: [wplug] a complicated linux install
>Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 15:23:11 -0500
>
>Slackware offers a floppy install.  You can't install everything because
>somethings are just to big to fit on floppies, but you can install most
>things.  Check out their site.
>
>Chris
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: wplug-admin at wplug.org [mailto:wplug-admin at wplug.org]On Behalf Of
>Corkymccorkle at aol.com
>   Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 3:09 PM
>   To: wplug at wplug.org
>   Subject: [wplug] a complicated linux install
>
>
>   I was wondering if anyone knew of a way that i could install linux on a
>laptop with a floppy drive, 330 meg HD, NO cdrom, 486 - dx/2 50 mhz, and i
>dont have a network card. i was wondering if there was a floppy disk
>distribution on the net, or if i could install it through a null modem 
>cable
>from my desktop to the notebook.
>   Thanks ,
>                     Nathan Mccorkle


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