Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso: lame question

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:14:50 -0500 jonc <jonc at downfromthetrees.com>
wrote:

> On 02/22/2013 12:01 PM, Maurizio Marini wrote:
> > Hello
> > please excuse very lame question, don't blame me :)
> > I am downloading this iso:
> > http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux//releases/18/Live/x86_64/Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso
> > that is 831 MB
> > Well, how can it fit into a normal CD? Aren't  they still 700MB circa?
> >
> It doesn't fit.  You need a DVD.
> 
> Install images are getting bigger, and not just Fedora's.
> 
> If you're in a position to do a network install, that iso fits easily on 
> a CD.  Click on "Software Sources" in Anaconda and select KDE.

better option: copy to a usb using uunetbootin and then boot from
usb.....?

which makes me wonder: why do we still need to make these cds/dvd
install media? why not also make some media that works on usb?
not clear if it can be done: only wondering aloud of course....

ranjan

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