If your computer has no DVD drive and you need to do an installation, do a FTP or NFS install. It'll be faster & cleaner. --- Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > --- John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > The latest Fedora newsletter triggered this. > Someone > > was asking about > > CD-sized ISO images. > > > > For some time I've wondered whether it might be a > > Good Thing for distros > > to create a bunch of CD-sized ISO images, and then > > for the DVD-sized ISO > > image simply glue the lot into a single ISO image > > that boots the > > installer and installs as usual. I don't see much > > point to making > > different-sized install media that are so > different. > > > > Anaconda already has to logic to loop-mount ISO > > images, it just needs to > > be applied to the "CDROM" install path. > > > > There would be space advantages to all who host > the > > distro; they'd > > simply host the DVD images. > > > > Users who want the CD images would download the > DVD > > image, loop mount it > > on Linux or OS X (I think there's brand-X software > > for Windows too) and > > then extract the ISO images to burn or not. > > > > I'm assuming nobody (Debian users excepted) > > downloads less than a full > > set of images. > > > > Most, but not all, of my too-numerous computers > have > > DVD drives, and > > right now I'm looking at installing something that > I > > downloaded as a DVD > > image on a system that hasn't a DVD drive. > > > > What do others think? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers > > John > > > > -- spambait > > 1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Z1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- Advice > > http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > > > You cannot reply off-list:-) > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > Excellent Idea!!! This has to go to the Fedora > Packagers/Developers and hope that they can > implement > it. It would benefit many that want the cake and > eat > it too. Kill more birds with one stone only. The > documentation still needs to be specific as to how > to > take the DVD image and make it into CD sized isos. > But this is needed only if they (developers) decide > to > go through with this idea. > > +1 :) > > Regards, > > Antonio > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Linux user number 433512 "Free as in Freedom": http://counter.li.org ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
