Simple floppy install

[Gerald Combs]

On Sat, 12 May 2001, mike neuliep wrote:

> Donate the machines to the LUG! :-) They'd be great for demo days!
> Just a thought....
> 
> But if the machines have ethernet cards in them, why not fill up that 1.2 gig
> of disks by doing a redhat or debian ftp install from floppy.  This works
> well for machines that don't have CD roms.

Additionally, Red Hat has an installation method called "Kickstart" that
lets you perform automated RH installs en masse, similar to Solaris'
Jumpstart installs.  The Red Hat Customization Guide has more information:

http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/RHL-7.1-Manual/customization-guide/

Dunno if any of the other distributions have anything similar.

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> 	Mike
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