[YLUG] Private Fedora F12 install iso - available

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Hi Stuart,

On Friday 11 December 2009 10:09, Stuart Priest wrote:
> 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.
>
> Dear all
>
> Mike's isos for F11 and F12 are available here...
>
> 	http://bioltfws1.york.ac.uk/ylug
>
> Regards
>
> Stuart Priest

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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> University of York, PO Box 373, YORK, YO10 5YW, UK
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