On 1/28/06, Gilboa Davara <gilboad@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 22:36 +0530, Rahul Sundaram 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 ...). > > > > > > -- > > Rahul > > > > Sounds like an interesting option to me. > How about: > CD1. Base desktop. > CD1. Server tools. > CD3. Office and Java. > CD4. Development tools. > CD5. KDE. > CD6. Extra snapshot. > etc I would like to second that. The Extra Snapshot might need to be more than 1 cd.. and the rest is semantics [and what can cause the greatest heartaches.. I mean I would prefer CD1 Minimal Fedora System/Rescue system CD2 Gnome Desktop tools CD3 KDE Desktop tools CD4 Services and tools CD5 Development Tools CD6 Extras 1 snapshot. CD7 Extras 2 snapshot. CD1, CD2, CD3 could be 1 DVD and CD4,5,6,7 could be a second DVD -- Stephen J Smoogen. CSIRT/Linux System Administrator -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list