Installing Fedora Core 2

[A. Moore]

Jim Napier wrote:

> I can't believe this question isn't asked of this list dozens of times 
> a day, but I can find no reasonably detailed reference covering all 
> the various installation methods. So sorry to make members of this 
> list repeat themselves. I want to install Fedora Core 2 on an older 
> NetPC with limited resources. This unit doesn't have a CD and can't 
> boot from an external USB CDROM. I need to know the following:
>
> 1. What are the minimal hardware requirements for Fedora Core 2 (disk 
> space, RAM, CPU if applicable)?
>
> 2. What options do I have for installation when I can't boot from CD 
> and starting with Fedora Core 2 the boot images no longer fit on 
> floppy? I've been told that I can do it by setting up a PXE boot 
> server, but details on that have been sketchy. Before I expend energy 
> on such an approach I'd like some additional input from more 
> experienced Fedora users.
>
> Pointers to any web resources would be most welcome. The apparent lack 
> of documentation on the Fedora website is disappointing. The detail in 
> the README files that get created on CD when you download the ISOs is 
> of little help.  Maybe I'm just can't see the forest for the trees, 
> but I've never had such a problem with any of the numerous Linux 
> distributions I've installed in the past.
>
> Thanks for any help this list can offer.
>
> Jim Napier
>
>
>
http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/
http://fedoranews.org/
http://www.fedorafaq.org/
http://home.gagme.com/greg/linux/fc2-tips.php

I hope this will help a little.

Alex