question about Fedora media

[WSFuser]

Can the Live Media only be used "Live" or can they also install Fedora?

If not, is there a way to install Fedora on a computer that has no dvd drive?

[Mrkvonic]

Hello,
Technically, you can install Linux via network, provided it's configured. Can you setup such an environment? As to the live, yes, it can be installed. All live CD/DVD Linuxes can, to the best of my experience. But why Fedora?
Mrk

[WSFuser]

I was just considering Linux distros other than Ubuntu.

[Mrkvonic]

Well,
If not even Ubuntu-based, then try:
PCLinuxOS, SUSE 10.3, Wolvix, Mandriva, all and simple. Fedora is a little more rigid. It's the 'admin' distro, in my opinion. If that's what you're looking for then go for it.

Ubuntuesque: Linut Mint, gOS, openGEU.

P.S. Wolvix, gOS, openGEU tutorials coming in the next weeks ... cool, interesting surprises. Really neat. And don't forget Ubuntu. It's really one of the finer distros. You can do with it anything you can do in any other.

Mrk

[Pedro]

Debian can be installed via network/floppy i believe :)
You might want to check Debian out, it's pretty much the all architecture, true community based, all purpose and safe OS out there :P

Somethings take more effort than others.
http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst
{QUOTE-> Tiny CDs, floppy disks, USB sticks, etc

You can download a couple of image files the size of a floppy disk or another removable media of similar small size, write them to the media, and then start the installation by booting from that.

There is some diversity in the support for installing from various very small images between the architectures. Here are the links to the available image files (look at the MANIFEST file for information):
[alpha] [amd64] [hppa] [i386] [ia64] [mips] [mipsel] [powerpc] [sparc]

For details, please refer to the installation manual for your architecture, especially the chapter “Obtaining System Installation Media”.

Network boot

You set up a TFTP and a DHCP (or BOOTP, or RARP) server which will serve the installation media to machines on your local network. If your client machine's BIOS supports it, you can then boot the Debian installation system from the network (using PXE and TFTP), and proceed with installing the rest of Debian from the network.

Not all machines support booting from the network. Because of the additional work required, this method for installing Debian is not recommended for novice users. <-QUOTE}
Hey, i'm back with Opera for a while :)

[WSFuser]

Mrkvonic - Ill look into PCLinuxOS. And for Ubuntu, Ive already tried it so this time I thought Id try another.

Pedro - I do have a cd drive just not dvd. The Fedora installation media is dvd size so thats why I wanted to ask about the live media which is smaller.

[Pedro]

Ah, i get it now. Then it must have some CD version. Are you sure it's DVD only?

[WSFuser]

The installation media is ~3GB which would fit on a DVD and the live media is closer to 700MB which would fit on CD.

[Pedro]

Is this what you're asking?
{QUOTE-> 3.3. Which Files Do I Download?

You have several options to download Fedora. Read the options below to decide which is best for you.

The architecture type appears in the name of the downloadable files for each Fedora distribution. For example, the file for the DVD distribution of Fedora 8 for x86_64 is named F-8-x86_64-DVD.iso. Refer to Section 3.2, “Which Architecture Is My Computer?” if you are unsure of your computer's architecture.

Full Distribution on DVD. If you have plenty of time and a fast Internet connection, and want to be able to install a broader choice of software, download the full DVD version. Both types of media are bootable, and include an installation program as well as a mode to perform rescue operations on your Fedora system in an emergency. You can download the DVD version directly from a mirror, or via BitTorrent.

Live Image. If you want to try Fedora before you install it on your computer, download the Live image version. If your computer supports booting from CD, you can boot the operating system without making any changes to your hard disk. The Live image also provides an "Install to Hard Disk" menu option. If you decide you like what you see, and want to install it, simply activate the selection to copy Fedora to your hard disk. You can download the Live image directly from a mirror, or using BitTorrent.

Minimal Boot Media. If you have a fast Internet connection but do not want to download the entire distribution, you can download a small boot image. Fedora offers images for a minimal boot environment on CD or USB flash disk, and a reduced size rescue CD image. Once you boot your system with the minimal media, you can install Fedora directly over the Internet. Although this method still involves downloading a significant amount of data over the Internet, it is almost always much less than the size of the full distribution media. Once you have finished installation, you can add or remove software to your system as desired. <-QUOTE}
Follow this link for the documentation quoted. And download paths.
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f8/en_US/sn-which-files.html

[WSFuser]

Yes that answers my question perfectly.

I just clicked "Get Fedora" on the homepage...

[Pedro]

{QUOTE->
I just clicked "Get Fedora" on the homepage... <-QUOTE}
I know the feeling :)
Just get used to search "instalation instructions" or FAQ for quick doubts on something, it won't take you too much to find it.
The big info are in the manuals and wiki (general observation).