On Thu, Jun 16, 2005 at 09:50:13PM -0600, Ashley M. Kirchner wrote: > > >>If you are using NFS, just point it to the directory the ISOs are in. NFS > >>installs can use the ISO images instead of an exploded tree. > >> > >> > This is where I wasn't sure when I replied to Brian earlier today. > I'm of the old school, where we had to explode the tree (copy all the > discs into one large folder) and till this day, I still do that. Call > it routine if you will. There is another reason why I like doing this: > it's easier to install missing packages afterwards - they're already > exploded and ready to go. I keep a live tree of both the Fedora install > discs as well as the SRPMS discs (and updates) that I can access at any > time. Even with the goal of the occasional new package, you don't need both the ISOs and the exploded tree. See: http://www.charlescurley.com/yum.html for how to get both for the price of one. In the writeup, see 2.1.5. Accessing the Packages. > > -- > H | I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere. > +-------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ashley M. Kirchner <mailto:ashley@xxxxxxxxxx> . 303.442.6410 x130 > IT Director / SysAdmin / WebSmith . 800.441.3873 x130 > Photo Craft Imaging . 3550 Arapahoe Ave. #6 > http://www.pcraft.com ..... . . . Boulder, CO 80303, U.S.A. > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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