ubuntu install fiasco

[David Bandel]

On 11/8/06, Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Collins Richey wrote:
> > On 11/8/06, Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> What I really would love to understand here is where the installer is
> >> coming up with this version, and how come it was quite happy with the
> >> version I had a week ago, but now it wants something newer?
> >>
> >
> > The Ubuntu install lis not 100% from CD. The installer checks
> > forvulnerability and bug fixes during the install, so it could be
> > perfectly normal that a few different packages are selected a few
> > weeks later.
>
> Surely there must be a way to override that behavior, or performing a
> kickstart based installation is impossible.  I thought maybe I'd email the
> 'official' ubuntu kickstart maintainer, however there's no contact
> information on the page:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KickstartCompatibility
>
> and to make matters even more amusing, all the links for his name point to
> a wiki page which doesn't exist yet.
>

Or maybe he knew the Llama was going to get on his case?

Can you make the new system unable to get to the Internet to check for
updates?  At least until the install is done?

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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