[YLUG] My own rebuild of the Fedora F12 DVD install iso

[Gaffer.]

On Tuesday 01 December 2009 15:11, mike cloaked wrote:
> Over a period of time I have learned how to use the Fedora toolchain
> (mock/pingi) to rebuild install DVD isos for Fedora releases from the
> current rpm package sets. This is exceptionally useful when there
> have been installer issues that have come to light after the release
> of a new version.  So these days when there have been a number of
> important updates I do a rebuild of the iso with all packages
> updated, and possibly adding a few packages that were not in the
> original released DVD, as well as removing a lot of the language
> support that I have no need for. Then for any new installs I use my
> own iso either burned to a DVD or as an HD install. This usually
> results in a DVD iso that is both up to date as well as smaller in
> total size. This then means that a long update after install is
> avoided.  However I should say that in F12 updates now use delta rpms
> by default, and this saves around 85% to 90% of the download
> bandwidth for a typical update run, compared to updating the same
> package set in earlier releases!
>
> Neither Fedora, nor Fedora Unity, make such updated isos available in
> a timely fashion, if at all, but I thought that if anyone in this
> group wants an up to date iso copy occasionally then I am prepared to
> make my rebuild available on a limited basis. I ran a rebuild of the
> F12 i386 iso earlier today with the latest kernel
> (kernel-2.6.31.6-145.fc12.i686 ) included, and I will be using it to
> install in a laptop next weekend.
>
> If someone on this list has a server with enough space to add these
> files (about 2GB for the main iso), then I would be happy to upload
> my iso and checksum files for anyone to use - with the usual proviso
> that I am not responsible for any problems ensuing from the use of
> the files. As far as I can tell the isos that I build work exactly as
> the original release iso - I have only built for i386, and not 64 bit
> or ppc - and only English as the supported language.
>
> If you want a copy then let me know either to this list, or email me
> privately, with how I can upload the file - and then you can make it
> available by whatever method you like.  If no servers are available
> to upload the files to, then if you are at York University and can
> bring me a usbkey (4GB) I can put a copy of the files on it - this is
> only for someone who wants to use this method to put the files on
> their server to offer up to others, as I would only have a limited
> time to do this during the daytime. I don't have the time to offer
> this generally, nor do I have server space to offer downloads myself.
>
> I thought this might be of interest to some on the list.

May I say thanks for hosting these files !
Could you check F12 DVD ISO it doesn't respond to a download request.  
All other files F11 & F12 are fine.
Thanks.

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             Derrick.