From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu (mta1.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.194]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5ACEC1A35B for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:48:51 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mta1.math.wisc.edu Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mta1.math.wisc.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 7aWBMdDY9wXR for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:48:34 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D90C3E0023 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:48:34 -0500 (CDT) Received: from ulam.math.wisc.edu (ulam.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.245]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:48:34 -0500 (CDT) Received: from vv507j (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.75]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ulam.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 28B812BE4A for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:48:34 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <9D0D8DC83EDD48D09A63C1CE2706B572@math.wisc.edu> From: "John G. Heim" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20100406194904.GA32188@romuald.net.eu.org><4ACB236327324D30A07EA1B6A4933B60@math.wisc.edu> <20100407200243.GA17401@romuald.net.eu.org> Subject: Re: an observation, and question Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:48:33 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:48:51 -0000 Huh... I can't explain that. Maybe they got rid of it in the newer installers. That would strike me as strange though. ---- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 3:02 PM Subject: Re: an observation, and question > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 09:49:13AM -0500, John G. Heim wrote: >> For instance, I have a little computer that is intended for you to build >> your own wireless router. > > Yes, a Soakris (spelling) machine if I remember right. One of those is > on my own wish list. > >> I think the trick is to install just the base system. During a debian >> install, a page comes up where you check off which groups of packages you >> want to install. You can uncheck everything, even the base packages and >> then your install will take only about 300 Mb of disk space. Even with a >> dialup connection it doesn't take 24 hours to download 300 Mb. > > Hmmm, I don't remember such a page. When I installed it, it was a > simple text interface, 1 for yes, 2 for no, and numbers on other pages > for configuration options, such as partitioning disks and so forth. I > don't recall seeing a page with checkboxes of any sort during the > install. I got the iso I used from: > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.4/i386/iso-cd/debian-504-i386-netinst.iso > > Greg > > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAku85OMACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyD2mACgzB8UK5UU87R8qnUi9JpW89+7 > LVIAn39Edg1WTRwuXkeD6QRTltqm+8au > =pexo > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >