On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 11:49 -0500, Jesse Keating wrote: > On Monday 05 February 2007 11:33, Kevin DeKorte wrote: > > However, I come from the other side of this. I want a single CD > > (preferred)/DVD where I can boot it and it will help me setup and > > install, but download all the packages I selected directly off the net > > if they are updated or off the media if they are not, perhaps this is > > what the live CD does and if so, great. Nothing more annoying to me, > > than to install a new OS and then download 500+MB of patches. Why > > couldn't it just get the current stuff to begin with? Normally when I > > install Fedora, I don't select anything optional to install [desktop > > apps (ie OO), dev tools, etc] and then after I am up and running I start > > installing those items off the net. But I come from a POV where > > bandwidth is unlimited and fast. > > There is a design flaw/bug somewhere in how rpm/yum interacts with iso media > (CD, DVD, NFS ISO) that prevents being able to enable updates correctly at > install time. > > However if you start with say boot.iso and point to a network install point > (exploaded tree, not nfs iso), then you can add the updates repos during the > install and only the new packages will be installed. We're working to make > this a smoother experience, but it will take time. Any chance -updates repo will be enabled (or enable-able) during setup in F7? Will it require network install or will it support normal installs (NFS-files, NFS-iso, ISO) - Gilboa -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list