> Message: 12 > Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:23:40 -0500 > From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Distribution method - could there be a better way? > To: <fm_maillists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "For users of Fedora Core releases" > <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <00d001c4ced1$e357b800$8f89b041@noneflzmskjmuf> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Fletcher" <fm_maillists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Fedora List" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:19 PM > Subject: Distribution method - could there be a better way? > > > > So how about the Fedora team giving this idea some thought? Don't pack > > everything into ISO files. Create the next Fedora distribution as a > single, > > much smaller file, which could be put onto, perhaps, a USB flash memory > > device. This device, when booted, would then load up the installer as disk > 1 > > of FC3 does, then perform all the information gathering functions for > package > > list, language, keyboard and location, partition and format the HDD, and > > finally transfer all the gathered information to the HDD and set up a > > yum.conf file for local mirror sites based on the location provided. > > > > Then reboot the machine, which automatically downloads and installs all > the > > latest packages from the mirrors, resulting in an immediately up to date > > installation with a fraction of the download time. > > > > Does this seem like a sensible way to go? > > Yes and no. I don't have a high speed connection so grabbing the isos off a > faster machine and getting them burned for me is the only way to go. If I > had to install off a server I would be forced to drop Fedora completely as > high speed internet is simply not offered in my area. thus your point of > speeding up the process would be actually a huge slow down for me. > Another point with isos I do like having some sort of backup hard media on > hand just in case a Linux system would go down and require a reinstall for > some reason. What you are suggesting would esentually leave me without a dvd > or cd to grab and just do the install. > However, on the flip side I can see in a situation where high speed internet > is an option something like this might be ideal for someone wishing to get > the newest and freshest Fedora updates. > My opinion certainly leave the isos up there for us people wanting them to > have, but if someone wishes another method as suggested above I see no > problem with it provided I can still have the isos. > > > > > Reactions, please. > > > > Dave Fletcher > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:49:18 -0500 > From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Distribution method - could there be a better way? > To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <01e201c4ced5$760f5a10$8f89b041@noneflzmskjmuf> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Erik Hemdal" <ehemdal@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:08 PM > Subject: Re: Distribution method - could there be a better way? > > > > > > > > > This works nicely if you have an Internet connection that you can > > dedicate for an installation. I discovered that Windows XP does this on > > a fresh installation from CD. It was neat to see the installer skip the > > old bits in the CAB and get updated drivers over the network. > > > > But if I had a slow connection, I think this would prevent me from > > installing Fedora. There's something to be said for having a set of CDs > > or a DVD that one can use to install or reinstall without any "outside > > help". > > > > Call me old fashioned, but I like the security of having physical media > > around for when things go very wrong. Erik > > Another point for having physical media is installing Fedora on more than > one computer. I do have a desktop duel boot Fedora/Windows and I have a > laptop running Fedora. > I don't generally connect my laptop to the internet and use basically what > is on the original media unless there is updates that I absolutely need. > Which in alot of cases does not happen because it does not run any server > services like apache, sendmail, postfix, etc and is used as a simple > desktop operating system for Office work, reading notes while traveling, and > things like that. > I would hate to have to do a internet install on not one but two computers > on a dial up connection. Especially, in the case of the notebook which many > of the security updates do not always apply to me personally. I totally agree with "Tom and Esther Ward". I believe there are still lots of places es with a slow connection. IMHO d/l iso's is the best option b'cos those who d/l iso's hav high speed connection. If they were to make installation by this method, then i would hav to drop fedora. (My place doesn't hav a high speed connection). with regards, ashwin
