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["Alexey Eremenko" <al4321@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/2/06, Marcus Rueckert <mrueckert@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2006-06-02 13:29:02 +0200, Alexey Eremenko wrote:
> > LiveDVD works but - poorly - I'm not satisfied with it.
> >
> > 1) UnionFS will enable us, users - to install software even when
> > running from ROM media - such as a DVD-ROM.
>
> that sounds stupid. unless you have tons of ram to waste. :)

Yes I do - currently running 1GB of RAM with perspective towards 2GB.

> > 2) I don't want to download 2 DVDs - 1 for Live/Test/Rescue and 1 for
> > normal install.
> > If possible, they should be united into 1 DVD.
>
> actually ... it would be suboptimal in both cases
> either you have to few software to test or to install.

Do you think we will duplicate each software package twice ?

Nonsense - There are 3 ways to solve the problem:

1) we could put a *lot* of "standard" packages into liveDVD + RPMs for
install version on the same media.
2) Better yet - develop some kind of technology that can take
installed RPMs and convert them back to installtion RPMs. Everything
is possible.
3) make a single compressed image that contains all software (like
Knoppix) that can also be installable.

After all - both Knoppix & Ubuntu Dapper Drake solved the problem with
decision # 3.

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