Jigdo instructions, please

Bill Davidsen davidsen at tmr.com
Wed Feb 20 19:18:51 UTC 2008


Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> 
>> David Boles wrote:
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>>> Timothy Murphy wrote:
>>> | Are there any clear instructions anywhere
>>> | explaining how to get Fedora re-spins with jigdo?
>>> |
>>> | I'd prefer just to be told the package(s) required,
>>> | and the commands one has to give,
>>> | without an essay on the subject.
>>> |
>>> |
>>>
>>> Nice site from Robert.
>>>
>>> http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Fedora_Cookbook
>>>
>> This is a reference you can use for many things.
>>
>>> Is the 'home' page.
>>>
>>> http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Getting_Fedora_respins_with_Jigdo
>>>
>> Just a note, in case you miss it, jigdo is an update tool, not a
>> good way to pull a whole ISO image. Start with the base ISO and go
>> from there, rather than just pulling everything.
> 
> i do emphasize that point fairly clearly near the top of the page,
> just in case that was directed at me.  :-)
> 
It honestly was not, it's just that when learning a new tool (or method, 
or ???) you sometimes lose track of the warnings until you can put them 
in context.

-- 
Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
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