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> Sure Ubuntu has a betteer installer

Highly debatable. "Most accessible" installer perhaps, but as far as I am concerned, Debian's netinst has yet to be beat. Style isn't exactly high on my list of priorities during installation, it's not like that is something I do to show off in coffee-shops.



Ubuntu also has a mini iso if you really want the net install. For most people, the net install will take significantly longer than a regular install as each package has to be unpacked individually.

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer...

or

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer...


You are right, that is what I meant. Something a person fairly new to Linux can use.




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