"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Gentoo Announces 'Seeds'
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| The aim of the project is to create stage4 tarballs which can be used
| to 'seed' new boxes with ready-built Gentoo solutions.
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http://www.osdir.com/Article9357.phtml
My understanding is that Gentoo Seeds are out-of-the-box setups of
Gentoo for common tasks, such as web serving. I don't think the project has
anything to do with installing Linux over the network without CDs.
Install Fedora Core 5 Linux Without Burning CD
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| I tried to install fedora core 5 without burning the iso into cds.
Normally
| I install them and then the cds are of no use. I use compelete install
and
| I upgrade or install new packages directly from the interent (sic). This
| way I have fedora core 2, 3 ,4 cds sitting idle with me.
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http://imthi.com/blog/73/index.php
This is a neat trick, but unfortunately the instructions as stated
requires Windows XP to already be installed on the system. You could
probably modify this to remove the requirement for WinXP specifically, but
it would at least require *SOME* OS already installed, as the host OS needs
to download the installation data from the Internet and place it somewhere
on the harddrive.
There was also a thread on the kernel mailing-list some time ago, which
explained how to install Linux without physical access to the machine. And
there are Live CD's, USB installations, etc. What do the rivals have to
offer? They are /virtually/ nowhere to be /seen/. No virtues (features).
Only sins (viral marketing).
I'd avoid terms with religious overtones.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298750
This uses PXE to install from the network device, so you don't need
anything from the harddrive, but you do need a local server in your LAN to
host the install data.
- Oliver
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