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Date: 28 Jun 2024 04:02:49 GMT
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On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:46:54 -0400, RabidPedagog wrote:

> . No Linux installer forces you into using the cloud.

Well, sort of... Any distro I've installed lately first sets up an 
internet connection so it can phone home and get the rest of its stuff. 
The Lubuntu install I did recently was very unhappy with the Broadcomm 
wifi chip. I had to use a USB wifi dongle to get to the internet to 
install the Broadcomm driver.

That SiSE 8.1 box set I found in the shed was the good old days. 
Everything was on the multiple disks in the box.