Seconded. As an end user, if it were not for the static ISO images, installs would take all day. < 2 hours with ISO (including base install) to complete on relatively modern hardware with the network disabled. This is completely configured and operational (less security setup and kiosk lockdown). Astounding. If the network is enabled, it will update via the repository and that has taken between 5 and 7 hours depending on the pipeline at the community center or school. As traffic continues to increase, this will become a big impediment against the ease of use build into this add on. As someone who has performed three installations now, I have learned to use the ISO only, get things operational and configured then attempt the update overnight. But it almost is a requirement to come back and physically inspect to be on the safe side. This brings setup time to 2 days. That is an impediment to schools who would hire an outside consultant to install, and an increased burden to already overloaded IT staff members at the school. On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Lars Vogdt wrote:

Now I want to request space on *.opensuse.org for: 1) ISO images (~27GB) 2) Our frozen Online-Repositories (~27GB) 3) Our Update-Repositories (currently ~400MB)

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Hi Doug, If you are doing multiple installs, just set yourself up with a local repository on a portable hdd, server or an older computer set up as a file server. Download the complete repository once, and do weekly updates on the update-repositories. Some friends work for a nfp org, and install over 500 ubuntu systems annually - all from their local repository. Nice and easy, fast, up to date, and helps to keep down everyones bandwidth usage. Andy in oz :)

As someone who has performed three installations now, I have learned to use the ISO only, get things operational and configured then attempt the update overnight. But it almost is a requirement to come back and physically inspect to be on the safe side. This brings setup time to 2 days. That is an impediment to schools who would hire an outside consultant to install, and an increased burden to already overloaded IT staff members at the school.

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Lars Vogdt wrote:

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Now I want to request space on *.opensuse.org for: 1) ISO images (~27GB) 2) Our frozen Online-Repositories (~27GB) 3) Our Update-Repositories (currently ~400MB)

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