Not in my experiences. I would recommend using the Debian torrent for your architecture: http://www.debian.org/CD/torrent-cd/ Then you just burn it to DVD (or mount it to install it to a VM, which I recommend for newbies personally) and you're set to install. -A On Mar 5, 2011, at 21:09 , terry houle wrote: > > It sounded like it took a real long time from the Debian page I was reading. > > --- On Sat, 3/5/11, Adam Morris <adam.morris at redstargaming.net> wrote: > > From: Adam Morris <adam.morris at redstargaming.net> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Buy CD/DVD locally? > To: "TCLUG Mailing List" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8:47 PM > > Is there a reason downloading an ISO and burning it to a CD or DVD doesn't work for you? > > Another idea that wouldn't cost you any money is one of us could mail you a disk or meet somewhere and hand it off. > > -A > > On Mar 5, 2011, at 20:29 , terry houle wrote: > >> I am a newbie with Linux. Wondering if there are stores in town that sell just the CD or DVD? Rather than mail in for it would like to purchase one locally. I am thinking Debian at the moment but have not decided for sure. >> Any pointers appreciated. >> >> terry >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20110305/2c713faa/attachment.html>