On 27 November 2010 17:45, Les Mikesell lesmikesell@gmail.com wrote:
I think it would be great to have a minimal CD/USB install image that would get you to a point where you can run yum after the reboot. Whether enough server packages fit to be useful without having yum install more packages is somewhat irrelevant if we assume that you need enough internet connectivity to do updates anyway. The idea would be to have a super-fast install that doesn't need a DVD drive and gets you to a point where you can debug hardware/network problems, add some drivers, etc. in difficult cases and (unlike a network install) lets you continue after failures. And it would make it quick and easy for off-site people to get a machine to the point where you could ssh in to run the rest of the 'yum install', etc. commands to customize it.
That would be an eminently useful install medium, Les. As someone who routinely uses just CD-1 out of an install set, I would certainly make use of such a medium.
Alan.