Re: FC7 Test1, No KDE!!

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On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 18:30 -0800, Michael A. Peters wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 10:02 -0500, jim tate wrote:
> 
> > >
> >  From what your saying, I gather there will be a separate KDE desktop 
> > install disk/DVD?? in the future.
> 
> While I'm generally in favor of a single install DVD, and I can not
> speak for Fedora Development, it would make a LOT of sense for smaller
> iso installations - as I bet a lot of people download the DVD (or the CD
> isos) only to use maybe 1/4 (wild ass guess) worth of the MB of packages
> on the disk itself.
> 
> A "Gnome" based desktop and a "KDE" based desktop that are a subset of
> the bigger DVD release would save users download bandwidth, and very
> well may save the mirrors some bandwidth too.
> 
> If jigdo could be used to assemble the smaller subset install dvds/iso,
> then mirrors could not only serve less data for users (like me) who
> would probably only want the gnome release plus a few server daemons
> (that can be added via yum post install), but also wouldn't even have to
> have any isos at all.
> 
> I could see a "Full", "Gnome Desktop", "KDE Desktop", and "Server"
> scheme - with the latter three all being much smaller than "Full".
> 
> That would make sense to me. A "Full" install media should definitely
> still exist though for magazines, people who buy burned/pressed discs,
> etc.
> 

Considering the merge between Fedora and Extras, it is no longer
possible to create a "full" version. (>2 DVDs)

- Gilboa

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