To Internet-install or not to...

[Frode Petersen]

Matthew Miller skrev:
> On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:40:46AM +0200, Frode Petersen wrote:
>> Have anyone any experience with this method of installation? If I 
>> install from a DVD, then most of the packages would be updated from the 
>> internet anyway, so why not start there?
> 
> I do this all the time. If you have a fast connection, go for it.
> 
>> I'd like to know what those 'reliability concerns' are, though. Pro and 
>> cons, anyone? :-)
> 
> If your connection drops mid-install, you have to start over. This is
> annoying for fresh installs, and leaves a hosed system for upgrades.
> 
> Additionally, there's currently no signature checking in the installer, so
> you have to trust your FTP mirror.
> 

Thanks, Matthew, Jan and Kam. I'll give it a try then; there's always 
the fallback option of using the DVD if it doesn't work.

Frode