[tex-live] Question about TeX Live Installation
Jerzy Ludwichowski
Jerzy.Ludwichowski at uni.torun.pl
Tue Feb 7 23:05:52 CET 2006
Hi,
Karl Berry <karl at freefriends.org>:
> I use WindowsXP Pro. I have 768MB of RAM, an Athlon 2100+ (1.7GHz), and
>
> about 2.8GB of HDD space left before the install started (now down to
> 2.54GB). I am installing from a DVD-ROM drive which I think is limited
> to
> only 4x speed.
>
> On such a machine, I can believe it is taking hours to install. It
> seems rather excessive to be only 1/4 done after 3 hours, but I guess
> I'd still most likely wait it out.
Karl, you are not joking, are you? What is wrong with "such a machine"?
I never tried to install from the DVD but if this is the expected install time
on "such a machine" then there is something terribly wrong with the installer...
Jerzy
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