From 069cd11e239f4f66a5d7c92ac6bc6e95b54546a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sobek Date: Jun 10 2021 08:56:52 +0000 Subject: explain netinstall image differences --- diff --git a/modules/install-guide/pages/Downloading_Fedora.adoc b/modules/install-guide/pages/Downloading_Fedora.adoc index 3a3021c..73d57d9 100644 --- a/modules/install-guide/pages/Downloading_Fedora.adoc +++ b/modules/install-guide/pages/Downloading_Fedora.adoc @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - :experimental: include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] @@ -39,9 +38,22 @@ DVD Image:: DVD images boot directly into the installation environment, and all + Use the Fedora Server DVD image when you want customized Fedora Server installations using an offline installation source. -netinstall Image:: The netinstall image boots directly into the installation environment, and uses the online Fedora package repositories as the installation source. With a netinstall image, you can select a wide variety of packages to create a customized installation of Fedora. +netinstall Image:: The netinstall image boots directly into the installation environment, and uses the online Fedora package repositories as the installation source. With a netinstall image, you can install any Fedora Edition or select a wide variety of packages to create a customized installation of Fedora. ++ +Compared to Fedora Workstation DVD image with Fedora Workstation installation: the netinstall images do not hide the GRUB2 menu. ++ +The link:++https://alt.fedoraproject.org++[netinstall images] have different default settings: + -The Fedora Server netinstall image is a universal one, and can be used to install any Fedora Edition or your own set of favorite packages. +* Fedora Server: +** presets Fedora Server Edition +** LVM with XFS file system configuration +** server firewall configuration +** 15 GiB hard disk space assigned to /; remaining free space left as unpartitioned LVM space +* Everything: +** presets Fedora Custom Operating System +** BTRFS file system configuration +** client firewall configuration +** hard disk space assignment does not leave unpartitioned free space ARM images:: For many ARM systems, Fedora provides preconfigured filesystem images. Write the image to removable media and boot directly into a Fedora installation that's ready to use. +