Installing Ubuntu from floppy + network

[NoOp]

On 06/15/2007 05:33 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 15/06/07, cj <debiani386 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 21:42 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> 
>> ubuntu basically is debian.. debian is ubuntus origin. most of the
>> software you find for ubuntu _may_ be in the ubuntu repositories (dont
>> quote me on that, i know alot of debian stuff doesnt work on ubuntu)
> 
> Yes, I know - but it's Debian with a *lot* more polish and
> integration. I used to use Debian a little years ago and I didn't get
> on with it at *all*. Maybe these days it's a bit better.
> 
> The thing is, even the latest Debian 4 has boot floppies and a
> supported "netinstall" procedure. AFAICS Ubuntu doesn't, which is a
> shame. Not entirely surprising, but a shame...
> 

See:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/57863

However, this might help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/Netboot

Other info you might find helpful:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SmartBootManagerHowto
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto/BootFloppy
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromUSB
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty/BootMenu