Fedora 7: The Linux Knight in Shining Armor?

[Rahul Sundaram]

Styma, Robert E (Robert) wrote:
>  
> In the Fedora Core 6 install, it asked if you wanted to have access
> to the "extras".  If you answered yes, it set enough networking to
> go out to extras to get the other packages.  This means this capability
> is currently available in anaconda.  With three separate DVD's for
> desktop, kde-desktop and server, why not use this functionality and
> and ask (say for the desktop ISO) do you want to include server
> features?
> and do you want to include KDE features?  If the answer is yes,
> set up the link to the repos just like is done for extra's in FC6.
> This way you effectively have the full set of packages for all 
> versions and if you choose wisely, the bulk of them will be on
> the DVD.
> 
> Just my 2 cents.

Again, the spins only help bootstrap the initial set of packages 
available in the media. If you want to add more packages, the installer 
already has the capability to pull packages off the network. We are also 
discussing enabling more visibly the ability for the installer to pull 
in the latest updates if any is available in the repository and install 
them instead of the older packages in the media. This is already 
available in the FC6 installer in some instances but there is no GUI 
bits to enable them easily.

Rahul