Re: Re: kde in extras - the devel discussion

Tim:
Personally, I wouldn't mind it if disc 1 was really "core", was small,
and didn't *need* any other disc to make a working system.

Mike Cohler:
Well there is also the possibility that for a new arrival to Linux it
should be an easy job to make a system workable. An easy install, and
good tools to make it all happen from the single set of disks that the
new user uses to install the system is important.

To be honest, if it's going to be a *set* of discs, I don't think it
matters if the first one is a different size than the rest. I can see
value in a small bare-bones disc, extra stuff discs, and everything but
the kitchen-sink DVD.

However I also know that if you are installing a new version each time
one is released (every 6 months or so) and have a number of computers
to deal with, then any extra time needed to download stuff like KDE or
other big packages will multiply up to make it somewhat time-consuming
to deal with.

Which it would be, whether a one big download, several discs downloads,
or individual packages...

If it is all on CD (and not everybody has DVD writers or readers yet
despite it being 2006 !)

On that note, it occurred to me that it ought to be easier to do
non-CD/DVD installs. Network installs aren't too bad if you have more
than one PC, but working out how to do an install from downloaded files
on the same PC could be made easier. Perhaps a routine to pre-setup
GRUB for upgrading/replacing existing Linux systems from a local ISO.
You'd just run it, reboot, and pick the right menu option. Without
having to do follow several web pages of instructions about how to set
that up.

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