[Liverpool] where to get a full distribution in liverpool?

[Vladimir Jakubovskij]

just to say i have got no broadband yet. that is all a question of a week
probably.
i am personally am somewhat a fan of ubuntu as a great desktop distro,
although
being a long-term gentoo fan.

On 6/30/06, Chris Neary <chris.neary at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Just out of general interest and blind curiosity (hey, I'm a Linux
> user - it goes with the territory), what is the specific need for a
> bulky ~5cd distribution? Ubuntu comes on one CD and I consider that to
> be a fairly 'full' distro. (That should probably be *half* a CD
> actually. They now cram the live 'Desktop' CD with the installable
> system too - like Knoppix and its clones)
>
> I'm not being blind to the fact that not everybody has high speed
> broadband these days and uses a Debian/apt-based distro. I just
> wonder.
>
> Just curious!
>
> Chris
>
> On 30/06/06, Vladimir Jakubovskij <vladimir.jakubovskij at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > hi, everybuddy!
> >
> > well linux format magazine would not fit, as i need a full distro with
> some
> > 5 (?) cd's of
> > software along with the distribution.
> > the linux emporium seems to have anything i need. thanx everybuddy!
> >
> > .v
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/29/06, Paul Hendrick <paul.hendrick at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > Hi Vladimir,
> > > places like WH Smiths (Church Street in the city centre, or Lime
> > > Street Station) have Linux Format magazine, which often has Linux
> > > distro's on their cover disk.
> > > to get full distro's online, you can try www.linuxemporium.co.uk -
> > > i've used them a lot in the past and they're really good.
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > > paul
> > >
> > > On 29 Jun 2006, at 12:34, Vladimir Jakubovskij wrote:
> > >
> > > > hello, all!
> > > >
> > > > i am a newcomer to liverpool city and uk in general.
> > > > i wonder where i can get a full (bulk of cd's) distro in liverpool.
> > > > [ linux centre maybe or some shop ].
> > > > basically i need gentoo (with all the sources/distfiles), or
> > > > mandrake (their deliveries
> > > > are too long), or suse. although any other (not the network install
> > > > ones, because i have
> > > > more than a hundred of those tiny-little birds) would be ok (red
> > > > hat maybe?)
> > > > any links, phone numbers, adresses are ok!
> > > >
> > > > thanx in advance,
> > > >
> > > > bob, waterloo
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