Styma, Robert E (Robert) wrote:
In the Fedora Core 6 install, it asked if you wanted to have access
to the "extras". If you answered yes, it set enough networking to
go out to extras to get the other packages. This means this capability
is currently available in anaconda. With three separate DVD's for
desktop, kde-desktop and server, why not use this functionality and
and ask (say for the desktop ISO) do you want to include server
features?
and do you want to include KDE features? If the answer is yes,
set up the link to the repos just like is done for extra's in FC6.
This way you effectively have the full set of packages for all
versions and if you choose wisely, the bulk of them will be on
the DVD.
Just my 2 cents.
Bob
I like the idea where you could download all of the install medium
models and use all three for a more complete install. I use packages
from all models that are proposed. Some of the machines will not be
networked directly to the outside so grabbing packages from a web server
would not be possible for some situations that I will probably need.
I also like the idea of a progressive distribution where the packages
are continually being improved. I do recognize that there might need to
be incorporated some sort of mini-installer for major changes such as
improvements in filesystems like ext4 or improvements in LVM and similar
circumstances.
The install that I find works the best for me is development and it is
continually cycling through improvements but lately the improvements
were not heavily intrusive. (except for a glibc, an X server problem
related to fonts and a problem related to ORBit2 and at-spi causing a
crash on exit for certain programs.)
I also like the idea of what was said about how gentoo sets profiles
where a link would only need updated to advance the installation path.
Anyway, I'll probably multiple boot all of the proposed models for
Fedora 7 and see how each model works. I could then determine which
model would be a good starting core to get the computer setup with
programs that I use. I am in favor of the progressive distribution model
or rolling release.
I'll grab the Fedora 7 betas for test1 once they are released. (and I
know about them)
Jim
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He who slings mud generally loses ground.
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