I would like to 2nd this concept.
Also I would like to add a little something for some day in the future,
maybe...
Follow the thought, it would be too hard to describe otherwise...
1. Say CD1 is a minimal installer and a file system, rudimentary, ready to
go. ( And yes, I've actually created such a thing on contract for a
company in the Northwest so I know this pretty well... )
2. You do the "install" and partition, and format, and BLLLLLAAAAMMMM !
Your whole entire basic file system is copied over ready to go.
3. Reboot.
4. Now add the things you want.
How hard is that ?
I don't want to start a flame thing, but compared to this sort of capability,
initially, I do not like rpm's.
This sort of "install" is a LOT faster, a LOT LOT faster.
Heck, you could even fit a few more architecture specific base file systems
on there... Maybe just X needs to "go on" the rpm way initially...
Is the rpms thing really so necessary all the way "from the beginning" ?
( Humble and sincere question )
The other thing is that perhaps you really don't need to download a whole
bunch of ISO's. Maybe just part of one. The rest can install itself as
needed over the net... uprmi.addmedia (somewhere) urpmi.finishinstalling ;)
?
-AEF
On Monday 12 August 2002 08:18 pm, Austin Acton wrote:
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> Hello!
>
> I only have one request to add to v9.0 in the installer. I want an
> "Install All" button - ala Redhat. Disks are cheap. The time required to
> get the system fully operational isn't. Having an install all capability
> would be a real productivity enhancer for one-off configurations.
>
> It would be even nicer if all extra services beyond those required to
> normally operate the system are OFF by default when installed. That way,
> you don't soak up memory and add more security holes. (At least until
> the software is configured
