On 5/1/07, Frode Petersen <fropeter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution : > Download a single small CD and install from the Internet > > Under the distribution 'os' folder (mirror list), in a folder > named 'images', you can find a small boot.iso file, which can be > burned to CD and used to start an Internet-based install. Please > be aware that there are reliability concerns associated with this > installation method, and it should probably not be attempted by a > novice user or the faint-of-heart. This method is often of interest > to testers. Have anyone any experience with this method of installation? If I install from a DVD, then most of the packages would be updated from the internet anyway, so why not start there? I'd like to know what those 'reliability concerns' are, though. Pro and cons, anyone? :-)
Network reliability and security are the two top concerns. Speed would be next. You really should not try this if you are on a slow dial-up connection.
Frode
