Can I use a RedHat 7.2 boot disk to install Fedora via nfs?

[Andres Montiel]

On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 23:08, duncan brown wrote:
> first off, your ram is a paltry amount by modern standards, i don't think
> you'll want to install a full blown/bloated distro of linux.  why not hit
> distrowatch and grab one of the minimalist linux distros out there that
> are somewhat well maintained?

So far, I haven't found a minimalist distro that can be installed via
NFS. :(

> will the fedora installer even run when you
> have only 32mb of ram?  anyone know?

It might. :) I tried installing Mandrake 10.0 Community Edition on the same machine and it worked. That's what's powering it as of now.

> and, if you're doing nothing but text-mode on the box, then definitely
> stick with 7.2, maybe go for 7.3.  the only thing you'd really gain by
> jumping is a more modern desktop, but i don't think you'd wnat to use this
> as a desktop, you'd also gain more modern server utils, but i don't think
> that box would be much good for a server of any sort...

Actually, I just wanted to install Fedora so that I won't see the normal
texty bootup that almost all distros go through. :)

- Andres