On 1/26/06, Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Not kidding at all. Today Fedora Core is a 4 to 5 CD's. If a user wants > only the server packages or only the KDE packages they wouldnt know > which CD's to download. It isnt obviously labelled or documented. What I > am proposing is splitting up the CD's into specific targets. Fedora > Server, Fedora Desktop, Fedora Edutainment etc that is self hosting with > a base group that brings in compatibility between these different > targets but it would waste some space.. Th user who wants just a desktop > or a server can download a single CD. By default anaconda wouldnt offer > any package selection and install everything in the CD which would only > offer a single default browser, single mail client, DE etc. A advanced > option during installation can allow you to do something thats similar > to the current setup that will allow user to select different groups > such as desktop, workstation, server etc. When clicking on a group that > is not provided within the current CD the installer would indicate that > additional CD's are required or alternatively pull packages from the > network (nfs/http/ftp ...). Fedora distros would be better served if there was a snapshot CD of a functioning config (as you describe) that is simply DD'ed or some such to the target partitions. That way you have Kernel, depends, and basics software up and working on the CD bundles -- not like a live CD set but somewhat. -- WC -Sx- Jones | http://ccsh.us/ | Open Source Consulting -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list