[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       fedora-list
Subject:    Re: fedora vs. ubuntu minimal install
From:       "Paul W. Frields" <stickster () gmail ! com>
Date:       2012-03-05 13:10:15
Message-ID: 20120305131015.GA27369 () jayne ! redhat ! com
[Download RAW message or body]

On Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 08:22:37PM -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> Just wondering: why is the fedora minimal install iso (266 M) so much
> larger than the ubuntu one (26 M)? Clearly, these are two different
> distributions and I do not mean to imply that one is more preferable
> than the other in this aspect, so I was just wondering.....
> 
> For the Fedora minimal install (I was referring to boot.iso) while for
> the Ubuntu, I was referring to mini.iso. I suspect that the answer may
> be that boot.iso can do far more than a minimal install, in which
> case (just speculation), wouldn't it be useful to also have a minimal
> install iso? 
> 
> I have not used Ubuntu much: that is my wife's distribution. I have
> stuck with Fedora from Day 1 even though it has become less stable
> since the middle of Fedora 14. (Just my observations: I still prefer F
> to U, though).

You're correct that the Fedora install boot.iso has more content and
functionality.  Since much of that is designed to power the Anaconda
installer, moving to a smaller ISO wouldn't be that useful.  You'd
still need to download all the content at install time to make use of
the installer.

-- 
Paul W. Frields                                http://paul.frields.org/
  gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233  5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717
  http://redhat.com/   -  -  -  -   http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/
    The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com
-- 
users mailing list
users@lists.fedoraproject.org
To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users
Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]