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satimis

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Registered: 2007-03-03

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Where to download arch64-8.0 iso

Hi folks,

Where can I download arch64-8.0 iso ?

On
ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/0.8/x86_64

I found;

base-0.8-beta1-20070123-x86_64.iso      155476 KB      01/23/2007      05:49:00 AM
base-0.8-beta2-20070223-x86_64.iso     144196 KB     02/23/2007     11:03:00 PM
current-0.8-beta1-20070123-x86_64.iso     536862 KB     01/23/2007     05:49:00 AM
current-0.8-beta2-20070223-x86_64.iso     516362 KB     02/23/2007     11:03:00 PM
ftp-0.8-beta1-20070123-x86_64.iso     19826 KB     01/23/2007     05:49:00 AM
ftp-0.8-beta2-20070223-x86_64.iso

Those are beta version.  Is a stable version available?

If for testing I suppose to download "current-0.8-beta2-20070223-x86_64.iso"

Please advise.  TIA

B.R.
satimis

Pick2

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Registered: 2006-05-16

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Re: Where to download arch64-8.0 iso

0.8-beta2-20070223-x86_64.iso   would be the one you want.
all the Arch .iso  are just the intaller version , once you install , you would update with Pacman , and they would all give you the same updated Arch system.
Base has all of the stable files to give you a bootable Arch without any GUI desktop
ftp has a Minimal bootable installer , that then gets all the latest from the internet
not sure what the difference is between base and current

hope this helps

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Stalwart

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From: Latvia, Riga

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Re: Where to download arch64-8.0 iso

Base has only base packages (enough to boot and download everything else), current has almost entire current repository - xorg, some windowmanagers, firefox...

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satimis

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Re: Where to download arch64-8.0 iso

Hi Pick2 and Stalwart,

Tks for your advice.  I'll download Current. 

I'm prepared to run arch64 as server, web, mail, database, etc. for test only.  I need X for running GUI browser because I don't feel comfortable on browsing with text browser, elinks.  Although I have certain experience on running elinks.  Frequently complaint popup on browsing some websites on elinks, requesting to run a GUI browser.  I won't get X started at boot only evoked when necessary.  Xfce4 will be my preferrable desktop.

Are there available documents re installation of server on arch64 Linux?  Tks.

B.R.
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Stalwart

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Re: Where to download arch64-8.0 iso

If you're installing server - get ftp iso - it will download most recent packages

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satimis

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Registered: 2007-03-03

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Re: Where to download arch64-8.0 iso

If you're installing server - get ftp iso - it will download most recent packages

Hi Stalwart,

Whether;
ftp-0.8-beta2-20070223-x86_64.iso
???

What I'm worrying is - can't the onboard NIC be detected?  Otherwise I can't establish broadband connection.  The server is connected on 6MB highway.

Tks.

B.R.
satimis

Stalwart

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From: Latvia, Riga

Registered: 2005-10-18

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Re: Where to download arch64-8.0 iso

Most onboard NICs are detected fine

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