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[Rohan Nicholls <rohan.nicholls AT pareto.nl>]

Eric Sandall wrote:
> Quoting Andrew <afrayedknot AT thefrayedknot.armory.com>:
>
> > I agree, keep the iso small. We do have net based installs in the
> > development queue which would involve downloading the cache tarballs
> > from the web, and having only a small iso or floppy image to boot from,
> > at which point adding xorg and a wm as an optional package would be
> > cheaper as it wouldn't unnecessarily bloat the iso.
> >
> > Perhaps as a compromise we can add a note to the install wiki
> > "if you really need to get work done, you might want to install X + a wm
> > before embarking on the update/rebuild."
>
>
> That would probably be the better implementation for us, though it wouldn't
> answer his needs as he (and others possibly) would want to start working Right
> Away(TM) and the X compile can take a bit of time. ;)

I agree that this is true, but even something on the install page on the 
 wiki mentioning that if you want to get working fairly soon, install 
xorg and a window manager, get them up and running and then do the 
updating stuff.

xorg installed in not that long a time (ie. less than an hour) and a 
window manager is quick as well, so just the suggestion would be a nice 
warning, it was just the whole day and then install the next day that 
was the problem.  If I had been using my brain (rarer and rarer) I would 
have thought of this.

Rohan