On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:51:00 -0700, Tyler Larson <fedora-devel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I think such a solution would be good enough for most users, even with > relatively vague labels on each CD. For the uber-curious, a listing of the > RPMS directory posted on some server would be fine. There are 2 different but related problems. 1) Making sure users have the disks they need for what they want. 2) Making sure the installer doesn't let users try to install items don't have the disks for. (assuming of course a non-networked install) The solution you propose addresses problem 2. Whether or not its good enough for 'most' users is an open question. This solution supposes that the default package selection isn't good enough for most users. If most users are customizing the package selection at install time, i would argue they do so with specific items in mind and not finding what they are looking for would be as frustrating as being told to get extra cds. I think you would have to make absolutely clear that certain packages aren't available at install time because they do not have the full media set, so the user knows the missing crap can be installed later after firstboot from media or from the network. Even then.. solving problem 1.. prevents this all together. -jef
