On Thu, 30 Aug 2007, Tim wrote:
Tim:
That example wasn't a gig of files including three versions of the same
thing, etc. It was how much was downloaded to update one system. And
that wasn't a system with everything installed, it had not much more
than the basic install.
Ian Malone:
The point is that you produce a DVD (since F7 is a DVD)
with the current RPMs from Updates were they supersede
those in Release. A Fedora 7.1 if you will.
The original poster mentioned CD, so that's what I went with. The point
I was making that getting all the updates, is an awful lot of files.
It's less work to just get what you need.
Anyway, this adds another complication: Your update disc is out-of-date
rather rapidly. I'd only take this approach if you were going to update
a collection of non-networked computers, that you only bothered to
update fairly infrequently.
Or something on a very slow data connection. I can just imagine how long
it would take to get the complete set of F7 updates on dialup. Even if it
was a bit stale, it makes for less to download.
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