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#1 2009-02-02 14:43:28
- vdias
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Just one idea...
Why not create a dvd image with a mirror of all pakcages?
Ready for offline install... it would be great...
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#2 2009-02-02 15:00:07
- rson451
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Re: Just one idea...
Because an hour after the image was built it would be out of date. It's pointless to do this sort of thing in a rolling release distro because any image you use to install leaves you needing to do a full system update once the install is done (ftp install not included because packages are downloaded during the install).
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#3 2009-02-02 15:05:04
- jordz
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Re: Just one idea...
But ofcourse you could do it yourself, create your own iso with more packages than default.
Check pacman -Sw (w == for download only) and check /var/cache/pacman/pkg 
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#4 2009-02-02 15:06:29
- tomk
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Re: Just one idea...
Notwithstanding rson451's opinion (with which I agree btw), anyone is free to create such a DVD and distribute it, subject to the usual license and copyright requirements. We will not, however, provide one officially, as it would not be compatible with Arch's overall approach.
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#5 2009-02-02 15:26:50
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