However, I haven't found any way to tell that software to install packages based on an FTP connection the same way I did my installation.
I downloaded the disc 1 iso and the DVD iso, and mounted the DVD iso on an internal LAN system using "mount -o loop FC3-i386-DVD.iso /path/to/dvd" and burned the disc 1 iso onto a CD for booting. During the boot process, I specify "linux askmethod" to chose the FTP install, give it the server name, path, and login details and away it goes - nice and fast, and no CD's to change... walk away, have lunch, etc., come back and it's finished.
However, this "Add or Remove Programs" software doesn't seem to have any way to install packages (or groups of packages) via FTP in the same fashion. I don't want to have to burn all 4 CD's to add one or two utilities, and would much rather use that software to, say, add Gnome, after an installation was already finished, than to reinstall the whole OS all over again to select that option.
Any suggestions? Feedback? Should I submit this feature to the Fedora crew? (install RPMs the same was as "linux askmethod" allows: CDROM, HD, HTTP, FTP, NFS)
Thanks, Ian
