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List:       fedora-devel-list
Subject:    Re: A few ideas for FC7+
From:       Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch () dell ! com>
Date:       2006-10-22 20:30:27
Message-ID: 20061022203027.GB20747 () lists ! us ! dell ! com
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On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 12:05:17AM -0700, Peter Gordon wrote:
> Secondly, the current setup of Pirut is that it downloads things from the
> network whenever you go to install something. Is there work being done to be
> able to use the installer DVDs/CDs as optional repositories for this? (That
> way, a user whose Internet connection is slow or non-functional would be able
> to install packages from the discs, rather than the net.

The DVDs and CDs include repodata directories, so they're full yum
repositories themselves.  You sure could add entries to
/etc/yum.repos.d/ pointing at them.

Thanks,
Matt

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