Installing Fedora without DVD

CorruptiC · 12-05-2007, 07:14 PM

Is there a way to install Fedora without using a DVD install disk? The computer I'm installing on doesnt have a DVD drive and I have no spare ones to install in it. Can I download a older version of Fedora then upgrade? Or can I network install or something?

Thanks for the help!

mike10 · 12-05-2007, 07:56 PM

pxi boot (I think)

from http://docs.fedoraproject.org/instal...ff-source.html
Minimal boot CD or USB, rescue CD
Live CD or USB

dose that help I can dream up other ways of doing this if needed - ways not for the faint of hart

billymayday · 12-05-2007, 08:02 PM

Does it have a CD drive? You can use a live CD of fedora

CorruptiC · 12-05-2007, 08:16 PM

Well I got the live CD but I'm not sure if I still need to have the DVD iso because I dont think all the apps and whatnot are all on the live CD.

billymayday · 12-05-2007, 08:53 PM

I think you are correct, but once you have the basic install done, you can install the apps with yum from the 'net, ot over a network from another computer with a DVD

mike10 · 12-05-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CorruptiC

Well I got the live CD but I'm not sure if I still need to have the DVD iso because I dont think all the apps and whatnot are all on the live CD.

no they will not all be on the cd but once you have Fedora installed you have many more options (transferring the files in by network, cds, usb, etc... and installing them) connecting to the internet and downloading from there repositories using Fedora's pkg manager (yum I think, I can look it up fast on google if I wanted to

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I use Debian and have not really used Fedora since it did not suite me)

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your post was not up when I wrote mine up billymayday
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