[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu Install

[Jonathan Carter]

Hi William

William Kinghorn wrote:
> When installing Ubuntu, how do I stop the install process from trying to 
> download repository info from the internet, and also updates.
>  
> I try downloading at night, so I don't want to download the repository 
> stuff and update packages while I am installing.
>  
> I would have liked, an extra step in the install process asking if you 
> want to download the relevant Repository and updates (Y/N),
> this would speed the install process greatly.

I think the best you could do until such a future is implemented, is 
unplug your network cable during installation. Are you using the 
debian-installer (alternate CD) or the Ubiquity (desktop cd, sent 
through shipit) installer? I think debian-installer has some ways to get 
around that.

-Jonathan