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UserLinux installs Debian with 4.5 megabytes.

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"The UserLinux Project has placed a downloadable installation mini-CD in beta test. The CD is only 4.5 megabytes in size, and downloads the rest of the system during the installation." LinuxBeta.com's screenshot slideshow shows how easy UserLinux has made installing Debian.

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tzafrir ·
The correct link is: http://www.linuxbeta.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=10...

The installer is actually the standard installer used by Debian. It will be used for the upcoming release (3.1, Sarge) and is a major improvement from the current installer. To be honest with the UserLinux folks, they have never claimed to use anything but the standard Debian installer.

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