No "Minimal Install" in text mode FC4

[Reuben D. Budiardja]

Hello,
I tried to install FC 4 on a old system and I just want it minimal install. I 
boot using CDs and type "linux askmethod text" to install text-mode using 
NFS. Then I chose Custom Install. But during the package selection, I 
couldn't find "Minimal Install". This is strange. You would thing that
people 
who install in Text mode want minimal install.. rather than Everyhing (which 
is listed in the package group). Or am I missing somehting ?

Thanks.
RDB

[Mike McCarty]

Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
>  Hello,
>  I tried to install FC 4 on a old system and I just want it minimal install. I 
>  boot using CDs and type "linux askmethod text" to install text-mode using 
>  NFS. Then I chose Custom Install. But during the package selection, I 
>  couldn't find "Minimal Install". This is strange. You would thing that
> people 
>  who install in Text mode want minimal install.. rather than Everyhing (which 
>  is listed in the package group). Or am I missing somehting ?
>  
>  Thanks.
>  RDB
>   
IIRC, "Custom" means you select what you want as you go, which
precludes "Minimal". I thought they were mutually exclusive.

Mike
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[Jeff Vian]

On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 14:45 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote:
>  Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
>  > Hello,
>  > I tried to install FC 4 on a old system and I just want it minimal install. I 
>  > boot using CDs and type "linux askmethod text" to install text-mode using
>
>  > NFS. Then I chose Custom Install. But during the package selection, I 
>  > couldn't find "Minimal Install". This is strange. You would thing that
> people 
>  > who install in Text mode want minimal install.. rather than Everyhing (which 
>  > is listed in the package group). Or am I missing somehting ?
>  > 
>  > Thanks.
>  > RDB
>  > 
>  
>  IIRC, "Custom" means you select what you want as you go, which
>  precludes "Minimal". I thought they were mutually exclusive.
>   
During a "custom" install if you go to the bottom of the package list
there is a check box for either "everything" or for "minimal"

>  Mike
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>

[Mike McCarty]

Jeff Vian wrote:
>  On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 14:45 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote:
>  
> >Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>I tried to install FC 4 on a old system and I just want it minimal install. I 
> >>boot using CDs and type "linux askmethod text" to install text-mode
> using 
> >>NFS. Then I chose Custom Install. But during the package selection, I 
> >>couldn't find "Minimal Install". This is strange. You would thing
> that people 
> >>who install in Text mode want minimal install.. rather than Everyhing (which 
> >>is listed in the package group). Or am I missing somehting ?
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >>RDB
> >>
> >
> >IIRC, "Custom" means you select what you want as you go, which
> >precludes "Minimal". I thought they were mutually exclusive.
> >
>  
>  
>  During a "custom" install if you go to the bottom of the package list
>  there is a check box for either "everything" or for "minimal" 
There is a check box in the text install?

Thanks,

Mike
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[Reuben D. Budiardja]

On Monday 01 August 2005 16:40, Mike McCarty wrote:
>  Jeff Vian wrote:
>  > On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 14:45 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote:
>  >>Reuben D. Budiardja wrote: 
<snip>
>  >>
>  >>IIRC, "Custom" means you select what you want as you go, which
>  >>precludes "Minimal". I thought they were mutually exclusive. 
Then how do you get "Minimal" install in Text Mode ? 

In graphical-mode install you select "Custom", then there is "Minimal"
check 
box. But not in text-mode install. I un-checked every package selection in 
text-mode, but the total install is still 700 MB something. In graphical-mode 
install, the "Minimal" install size is 600 MB something.


>  > During a "custom" install if you go to the bottom of
> the package list
>  > there is a check box for either "everything" or for "minimal"
>
>  There is a check box in the text install? 
Not in the text-mode install. Which is what I am asking.

RDB

[thomas cameron]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reuben D. Budiardja" <techlist(a)pathfinder.phys.utk.edu&gt;
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list(a)redhat.com&gt;
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 12:17 PM
Subject: No "Minimal Install" in text mode FC4


>  Hello,
>  I tried to install FC 4 on a old system and I just want it minimal 
>  install. I
>  boot using CDs and type "linux askmethod text" to install text-mode using
>  NFS. Then I chose Custom Install. But during the package selection, I
>  couldn't find "Minimal Install". This is strange. You would thing that 
>  people
>  who install in Text mode want minimal install.. rather than Everyhing 
>  (which
>  is listed in the package group). Or am I missing somehting ? 
You're not missing anything.  This is a known issue that has been discussed 
here a few times.  I don't know of a solution.

Thomas

[StarQuake]

Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
>  Hello,
>  I tried to install FC 4 on a old system and I just want it minimal install. I 
>  boot using CDs and type "linux askmethod text" to install text-mode using 
>  NFS. Then I chose Custom Install. But during the package selection, I 
>  couldn't find "Minimal Install". This is strange. You would thing that
> people 
>  who install in Text mode want minimal install.. rather than Everyhing (which 
>  is listed in the package group). Or am I missing somehting ?
>  
>  Thanks.
>  RDB
>   
Minimal install is the custom install with everything off.

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