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   On Mon, 01 May 2023 06:07:48 GMT, Sylvain Robitaille wrote:   
      
   > Late response to this, but I rather like the thread, and wishing I   
   > hadn't missed it when it was fresh, I thought I'd go ahead and follow up   
      
   No, worries :)   
   > ...   
   >   
   > On 2023-03-14, Joseph Rosevear wrote:   
   >   
   >> OK, this is a survey.  Pick all that apply:   
   >>   
   >>    1.  I download the CD iso images, burn them to CDs, boot the   
   >>        first CD, and install.   
   >>    2.  Same as above, but download a single DVD iso image and burn   
   >>        to a DVD.   
   >   
   > I've done both of these, but most often, in the days when there was a   
   > Slackware Store, I bought the CD (or DVD) sets and used those.   
      
   Personally, I liked having Slackware on a (cool) set of CDs.  It worked   
   well for me as I'm sure it did for many.   
   >   
   >>    3.  I download the CD iso images and use them directly, booting   
   >>        the first image using Grub.   
   >>    4.  Same as above, but download a single DVD iso image.   
   >   
   > I've never used grub on a Slackware system ...   
      
   You know, Grub is a little obscure.  I went through an uncomfortable   
   learning process.   
   >   
   >>    5.  I clone an existing installation using rsync, then modify   
   >>        it as needed using patches and scripts.   
   >>    6.  I never install, I upgrade.   
   >   
   > Neither of these methods ever struck me as a good idea.  Installing a   
   > new OS version on a system is an opportunity to clean out some cruft   
   > from past installations, in my opinion, to start again with a clean   
   > slate (although I do preserve home directories and locally installed   
   > software across versions, wherever possible).   
      
   Right, you are.  But have you ever had a need or desire to "mass produce"   
   multiple configured installations?  I did when I worked as a paraeducator   
   in an elementary school.  With support from the principal I rescued many   
   dozens of "thin client" PCs which had been piled (oh, the tangled wires!)   
   in the custodial room or left in similar disarray in the classrooms.   
   These machines had 16GB SSDs and 2GB of RAM in them.  The school system   
   had dropped support for the machines because of their age, but I   
   resurrected about half of them and put them in classrooms, plus one in   
   the office and another in the library.  Here is a link:   
      
   https://joeslife.org/projects/thin   
   >   
   >>    7.  Some other way.   
   >   
   > I make a local clone of a mirror of the distribution (to which I also   
   > keep up with package updates).  I PXE-boot the target computer (using   
      
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