fedora 3 latest ISO images

Jim Cornette fc-cornette at insight.rr.com
Mon Feb 7 22:36:46 UTC 2005


Kam Leo wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:09:45 -0500 (EST), William Hooper
> <whooperhsd3 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>>jim lawrence said:
>>[snip]
>>
>>>>>Why would i want to DL these and then do 300 + updates after a
>>>>>install,  why doesn't these ISO's get updated every month?
>>>>
>>>>http://www.tummy.com/Products/krud/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>
>>>
>>>The reason why i ask is because the updates solve alot of the problems
>>>that would eventually be asked on this list (See  Re: Solution Coming Re:
>>>Fedora Community: Under threat?)
>>>That all.
>>
>>Updating and testing the ISOs would require time and effort that is better
>>spent getting the next FC release ready.
>>
>>--
>>William Hooper
>>
> 
> 
> How about an FTP install?
> 

I believe the ftp install of the released OS, fc3 in this case, would 
still require you to use yum, apt, up2date after the install in order to 
get the most updated rpms.

This might be resolved if the method used to update/install the release 
allows a package manager to resolve and install the latest rpms that are 
in the updates directory. I believe future plans are to change to this 
method vs. anancoda which is a bit fussy about not getting the 
particular rpm that it is expecting.

I never ftp installed the released version, but have ftp and http 
installed from rawhide. With rawhide, you need to get the boot.iso on 
the same day that you want to perform the upgrade/install. I believe 
this is highly related to anaconda and the installer image that is used.

In short, with the current installer used and the current installation 
methods, you need to do the mass updates. When FC4 is released, you 
might be able to do more flexible installations and grab the latest 
upgrades from the repos as you are using the http,ftp, downloaded discs 
or dvd method to install.

It does not make much sense to have to download the isos and then pull 
in the many improved (in most instances) rpms just after completing the 
installation.

Just my observation, hopefully close,

Jim




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