[K12OSN] Install packages from full Fedora 10

[Michael Izak]

Thank you. I will have to go bum a fast internet connection someplace and
download these various suggested software packages and try them out.  I will
get back to this list in a few days and report my results.

MJI

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Dan Young <dyoung at mesd.k12.or.us> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Michael Izak <surdus.law at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Are you saying the LTSP 5 package is not part of the Fedora 10 full
> package
> > and that I would have to access some online software repository for the
> LTSP
> > 5 package?  I don't understand why I can't download the LTSP 5 package
> and
> > install them.
>
> You can download them. Most people do this online using a package
> management utility like yum or the various PackageKit bits. You can
> download the i386 RPM directly here:
>
> http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Everything/i386/os/Packages/ltsp-server-5.1.34-2.fc10.i386.rpm
>
> Or the x86_64 RPM here:
>
> http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/ltsp-server-5.1.34-2.fc10.x86_64.rpm
>
> They may have package dependencies that would also need to be
> downloaded by hand if you insist on not using a package manager.
>
> If you can install into Fedora 10 online, just:
>
> yum install ltsp-server
>
> and consult the install guide here:
> https://fedorahosted.org/k12linux/wiki/InstallGuide
>
> > Otherwise I would have to go back to Fedora 6 and LTSP 4 because that's
> the
> > last full Fedora package there is.   I don't even understand the genius
> > behind the act K12linux was deliberately bowderlized with barely the
> minimum
> > Fedora 10 stuff.
>
> No need to be belligerent here; people are trying to be helpful.
>
> The Fedora 10 K12Linux is a Live CD, and download size was kept to a
> minimum. It typical for Fedora to not include everything but have
> various "spins" that include different sets of packages. Anything from
> the Fedora 10 distribution can be added after the fact on a F10
> K12Linux install using yum or the Add/Remove Software tool described
> by others.
>
> > Is there another Linux brand that offers BOTH the full package and LTSP
> 5?
> > ubuntu?  What's the download link?
>
> What is this "full package" you're looking for? Most distributions
> don't include the full scope of available packages in their default
> install due to space constraints on CD/DVD media.
>
> --
> Dan Young <dyoung at mesd.k12.or.us>
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