Re: Install linux directly through a internet connection?

Rui Maciel wrote:

Chris wrote:

Yes, it is possible and off the top of my head Suse, Fedora and
Debian all support net installations. e.g.
http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst

That sounds great. Unfortunately it still requires a CD or a floppy
drive to install, which borks the entire thing.


You never mentioned that you don't have access to a floppy, either!

you are going to have to find a way of booting these machine before you
can install anything on them. Why not invest a floppy drive/CD-ROM? ;)

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