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[Kalpa Welivitigoda]

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 11:02 PM, Mike Chambers <mike at miketc.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 22:12 +0530, Kalpa Welivitigoda wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:48 PM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 07:19, Kalpa Pathum Welivitigoda
>> > <callkalpa at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>> >> I want to download F16 and currently my internet connection doesn't
>> >> allow to download large files. The maximum allowable size is 50MB a
>> >> file.
>> >
>> > Even if you manage to download the iso, how will you update it? There
>> > are several packages larger than 50 MB. Anyway, if updating works you
>> > can try the netinstall image to install over the network.
>> >
>>
>> I didn't get you clearly. But I guess you are thinking that I'll
>> download the individual packages. Nope I'm not doing it that way. I
>> want to download the iso, one file and want it split to small files.
>
> Could you try an http install so only have to download a
> netinstall.iso/boot.iso and let it download/install over the internet?
> That takes care of one box until get hands on an iso or dvd or something

well I thought to do a fresh install. This won't do that I hope.

> (hell can someone mail a dvd to you? lol)
>

he he yeah that is the easiest way. But this was there's a lot to learn :-)

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Kalpa Pathum Welivitigoda
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