On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 12:29 AM, Kalpa Welivitigoda <callkalpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 :-) > It took me couple of days to check this thing out. Franks method works fine. Thanks Frank and those others who helped. Someone with the same issue had a remedy now :-) >> -- >> 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 > -- 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
