can't install base system using CD 1

[Aioanei Rares]

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Leam Hall <leam at reuel.net> wrote:

>
>
> > | On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 04:43 -0500, Leam Hall wrote:
> > |> Agreed, the "Base Install" is still pretty bloated, http installs
> assume
> > |> your network driver is on the install CD, and the other methods assume
> > |> you have a pre-existing infrastructure.
>
> ...
>
> > Jesse Keating wrote:
>
> > | The use of "Base" here is overloaded.  There are two important groups
> in
> > | Fedora installs, there is the Core group, which is not visible to end
> > | users, and there is the Base group, which is.
>
> ...
>
> > Jeroen van Meeuwen wrote:
>
> > I'm going to try and enhance package ordering (during compose) so that
> > it does exclusive dependency resolving for these two groups and
> > inclusive dependency resolving for the other groups.
>
> To be honest, the quick and easy fix may be to let the "Core" be visible
> but not unselectable. That's where my confusion was, that "Base" meant
> only what was needed to run the machine.
>
> If Core can build off one CD image and target the least amount of
> packages that is needed to boot and login, then life will be good!
>
> Here's my initial wish list for a Core system:
>
>        Enough OS to turn on and log in via command line.
>                RPM
>                SSH/SCP/SFTP
>                Generic Video and Network drivers
>                ext2/3
>
>        Nothing installed or turned on.
>
> >From that minimal set we can let users either build an application
> server with their own processes, or configure the box to their hearts
> content.
>
> Leam
>
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I agree.
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Aioanei Rares
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