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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Phill,

I'm looking forward to learning how to use this torrent method :-)

Have a nice time at the train event!

Best regards
Nio

On 2013-11-05 22:05, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> Hi Nio,
> 
> I do have transmission installed on my server from which you have the
> mirror. I've never set it up as 'server' side to ensure it throttles
> itself in case too many people try to connect to my ISO library, but I
> really should do!
> 
> I'm away tomorrow (pictures will arrive
> of http://www.nrm.org.uk/PlanaVisit/Events/mallard75.aspx which was sold
> out VERY quickly) but will make enquiries as to how to set it up
> correctly :)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Phill.
> 
> 
> On 5 November 2013 20:57, Federico Leoni <effelle@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:effelle@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     2013/11/5 Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>>:
>     > Hi Federico and Phill, and everybody else who wants to contribute with
>     > tips or opinions about the OBI,
>     >
>     > I have started with the next step(s) developing the OBI. I have done
>     > some work already with items 1 and 4 (making and selecting tarballs).
>     > --------------------------------------------
>     > The current step
>     >
>     > 1. Make tarball: xz compression by default.
>     > Select compression, tarball name, drive in a menu
>     >
>     > 2. Add in README how to install language properly
>     >
>     > 3. Move in README mkusb before manual method
>     >
>     > 4. Select tarball:
>     > Make clear what is the standard (and easy) method
>     > Own directory for tarballs: /tarballs linked with ~/tarballs
>     > Import tarballs via the internet: lynx and/or wget
>     >
>     > 5. dd-image-file with Lubuntu 13.10 included
>     >
>     > --------------------------------------------
>     > Further in the future
>     >
>     > 6. Lubuntu-Xubuntu tarball
>     >
>     > 7. Use prepared partitions (made with gparted) to install tarball and
>     > swap. This opens the door to dual boot systems with the OBI.
>     > ============================================
>     >
>     > Please help me evaluate Lynx for importing tarballs!
>     > -----
>     > Use this manual
>     >
>     > To download tarballs:
>     >
>     > 1. Select download with Lynx
>     > 2. Repeat the 'Arrow Down' key until you high-light the desired
>     tarball.
>     > 3. Press the 'Enter' key
>     > 4. Press the 'd' key to download the tarball
>     > 5. Press the 'Arrow Down' key to high-light 'Save to disk'
>     > 6. Press the 'Enter' key
>     > 7. Edit the file name if you wish and press 'Enter' again
>     > 8. Press 'q' to quit.
>     > 9. Confirm quitting with 'y'
>     > -----
>     > and run this command
>     >
>     > lynx phillw.net/isos/one-button-installer/tarballs/
>     <http://phillw.net/isos/one-button-installer/tarballs/>
>     >
>     > Is Lynx easy enough?
>     >
>     > Or is it necessary to use another system, that is easier to run?
>     >
>     > - a home-made dedicated system with dialog menus or
>     >
>     > - to add graphics into the OBI session and run a 'normal browser' to
>     > download tarballs or
>     >
>     > - to set up a torrent system (also add graphics into the OBI
>     session and
>     > use a standard torrent client. (I'm using Transmission, but I'm
>     open for
>     > other software, for example, is there a good text mode torrent
>     client?)
>     >
>     > Best regards
>     > Nio
> 
>     I don't like much Lynx but could be a good solution. A torrent system
>     would be the best choice but without browser, and Transmission can
>     operate via command line installing the package transmission-daemon
>     and using it directly in your script.
>     Let me finish some work and I'll look on it. Did you already update
>     the OBI dd image and the mkusb script?
> 
>     F.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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