Re: Fedora Core 2 Distribution Size

[Jon Atkinson <jonathana cleanstick org>]

I think that it's not so much the size of the distribution (the more 
software that is 'distribution certified' [included] the better, 
right?), but the way that software is arranged on the disc images. It 
would be nice to see the base system, kernel, X and gnome on the first 
disc, with KDE, OpenOffice etc on disc 2, other software on disc 3.

This would eliminate a common problem I've had where I select my install 
options, and I have to download and burn the whole third disc ISO just 
so anaconda can fetch a single RPM from that disc. Very annoying, and a 
waste of bandwidth :-/

It would be nice, when Fedora has matured a little (FC3/4?) to see a 
higher level of support and promotion of the FTP install feature. I know 
anaconda does support FTP installs, but there is very little in the way 
of (obvious) documentation of this feature, and from what I've heard and 
personal experience it is a little flaky. I am an ex-Debian user and I 
liked the way I could burn a 50mb ISO and run the installer then fetch 
packages from a local mirror. I know not everyone has DSL access, but a 
large and growing number of people do, and I think it may soon be time 
to rethink the ISO distribution model.

I'd really like to hear what everyone thinks about this, it's been 
bugging me for a while now :-)

--Jon Atkinson

Steven Garrity wrote:
> Maurice F. Piller wrote:
>  >Hi All,
>  >Fedora Core 1 came out with 3 iso installation images.  Has the size 
> of the
>  >Fedora Core 2 release been determined yet?
>  >I would like to see more of an emphasis on the "Core" part of the 
> project, it
>  >would be nice if Fedora Core 2 could be released with just 1 or 2 
> installation
>  >CD images.
>
> There was talking of trimming the fat a while back. I'm not sure how 
> feasible it would be, but consider this another voice asking to minimize 
> the size. Two CDs instead of three would be a big improvement in 
> convenience.
>
> Steven Garrity
>
>
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