On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 12:17 AM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 19:38, Kalpa Welivitigoda <callkalpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 11:02 PM, Mike Chambers <mike@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 22:12 +0530, Kalpa Welivitigoda wrote: >>>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:48 PM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 07:19, Kalpa Pathum Welivitigoda >>>> > <callkalpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >> I want to download F16 and currently my internet connection doesn't >>>> >> allow to download large files. The maximum allowable size is 50MB a >>>> >> file. >>>> > >>>> > Even if you manage to download the iso, how will you update it? There >>>> > are several packages larger than 50 MB. Anyway, if updating works you >>>> > can try the netinstall image to install over the network. >>>> > >>>> >>>> I didn't get you clearly. But I guess you are thinking that I'll >>>> download the individual packages. Nope I'm not doing it that way. I >>>> want to download the iso, one file and want it split to small files. >>> >>> Could you try an http install so only have to download a >>> netinstall.iso/boot.iso and let it download/install over the internet? >>> That takes care of one box until get hands on an iso or dvd or something >> >> well I thought to do a fresh install. This won't do that I hope. > > My question was, even if you manage to install F16 on a machine the 50 > MB download limit might block some updates. Although most package > updates are small some like libreoffice-core can be substantially > large. If from past experience you know this will not be a problem, > then my proposal was to do a netinstall. > > However I just checked, even the netinstall image is 270 MB so you are > out of luck. > I hope that I'll be able to do it with curl that Frank pointed out. Waiting for tomorrow to see my luck :-) > -- > Suvayu > > Open source is the future. It sets us free. > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- Best Regards, Kalpa Pathum Welivitigoda http://about.me/callkalpa -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
