My 2 cents: I always get a minimal installation up and running - the smaller the better - then install non-standard packages like mplayer, mpg123, acroread, flash-plugin, etc. Then, install on demand anything else I might need (e.g. openoffice). For all the extra packages I need I have a bash script to install those automatically. I can post the script if you want.
On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:22:25 -0500, William M. Quarles wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to install Fedora 12 with the installation DVD plus > downloading extra packages and updates with an Internet connection to > the online repositories for extra packages and updates. However, the > speed of the installation process is seriously troubling me. > > I know that yum is set up to randomly select mirrors for downloads of > updates and post-main-installation... isntallation... of other packages > selected to be installed through GNOME Package Kit. Would Anaconda use > mirrors to download the packages in my case, or are they all coming off > of the Fedora Project servers? Would I be better off downloading the > updates and extra packages later then? > > Thanks, > William -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
