On Tue, 10 May 2005 22:13:06 +0530 Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > >It comes on a single CD, so you can > >get a basic working system without downloading/burning four ISOs > >(*ahem*Fedora*ahem*). And it's focused to the desktop - which is how I > >use Linux. > Fedora only requires the first two CD's for personal desktop > installation I always get asked for the third (I've never gotten asked for the fourth), but I customize the package list a little bit, and I need to install devel stuff because I have to compile the ltmodem drivers and some scientific software for my laptops. Still, it doesn't change the point about Ubuntu significantly - it's a smaller download that's just about as "complete" for a desktop/laptop user as Fedora's two, three, or four discs. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Charles Taylor <tomalek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> * Chemistry instructor / Mad scientist / Linux enthusiast! -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Web: http://home.mindspring.com/~charletiv/ --------------------------------------------------------------------
