I am hoping for feedback on my overall strategy, or small tips, and if the list can reassure me that the concept is not misguided then I can explore the details myself. BACKGROUND I hope to reduce the number of unused packages in my next Fedora install. I use it for desktop, plus gaining experience with software development and Linux admin. 1) I have only poor quality (typically 36kbit/s) dialup internet access; so my current use experience is: 2) Initially install Fedora packages from DVD; 3) Minimise internet updates. I prefer yum command line. I am aware of presto but have not tried it yet. Previously with F9 anaconda install I specified "desktop" and "software development" options. Looking at the package options presented, I was afraid to remove packages I don't comprehend in fear of breaking something essential. But I suspect I don't use many of them. The problem with installing all those packages is that update notifications become useless because there is just too much to download. So next time (F11) I would like to try installing packages only on a needs basis, but I'm uncertain how best to achieve this under the above constraints (1,2,3). PROPOSAL I imagine it might be achieved like this, without any internet connection, on a standalone box: 4) *Somehow in anaconda or kickstart specify a minimal install off the DVD, to get a bootable F11. 5) With the goal of minimising DVD access to improve speed, *somehow create a local yum repository by copying all DVD files onto the local filesystem. This repo will never be updated, just used for installs. Do I need to use createrepo here? 6) Use yum to install required packages, with only their dependencies. Is it correct that baseurl=file:// will configure yum to read the local files directly without needing any server? So I'm wondering if this overall strategy appears reasonable, and will be grateful for any answers and/or tips at the 2 points marked "*somehow". Thanks. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
