__/ [ Gordon ] on Monday 02 April 2007 18:37 \__
> Kelsey Bjarnason wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:31:06 +0100, Gordon wrote:
>>
>>> Doug Mentohl wrote:
>>>
>>>> 'I've been running the Linux distribution Ubuntu (free download from
>>>> http://www.ubuntu.com) alongside Windows XP for months. It installed in
>>>> about an hour
>>>
>>> An HOUR? Every time I've installed (K)Ubuntu and PCLinuxos it's been MUCH
>>> quicker than that - 25 to 30 minutes.....
>>
>> Depends on a lot of things. CD image or DVD? What apps are installed?
>> Slow optical drive? Slow net connection, for things being installed from
>> repos? Etc, etc, etc.
>
> CD. I didn't count the updates AFTER installation - they are not
> technically speaking, part of the initial installation....
Some say it takes just 15 minutes.
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