To Internet-install or not to...

[Kam Leo]

On 5/1/07, Frode Petersen <fropeter at online.no> wrote:
>  From http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution :
>
> > Download a single small CD and install from the Internet
> >
> > Under the distribution 'os' folder (mirror list), in a folder
> > named 'images', you can find a small boot.iso file, which can be
> > burned to CD and used to start an Internet-based install. Please
> > be aware that there are reliability concerns associated with this
> > installation method, and it should probably not be attempted by a
> > novice user or the faint-of-heart. This method is often of interest
> > to testers.
>
> Have anyone any experience with this method of installation? If I
> install from a DVD, then most of the packages would be updated from the
> internet anyway, so why not start there?
>
> I'd like to know what those 'reliability concerns' are, though. Pro and
> cons, anyone? :-)

Network reliability and security are the two top concerns. Speed would
be next. You really should not try this if you are on a slow dial-up
connection.

> Frode