--- doc/build/fedora_install.frag	2004/09/09 18:41:11	1.12
+++ doc/build/fedora_install.frag	2004/11/19 21:08:47	1.13
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 <head><title>New installation instructions</title></head>
 <body>
 
-<h1>Installing LON-CAPA on a Fedora Core 2 Linux System</h1>
+<h1>Installing LON-CAPA on a minimal Fedora Core 2 Linux System</h1>
 <p>
 This document guides you through the process of setting up a new LON-CAPA
-server running Fedora Core 2 (FC2).  The computer will be configured solely as
-a LON-CAPA server and will be expected to have no other services running
-on it.
+server running Fedora Core 2 (FC2) with a minimum of packages installed.  
+The computer will be configured solely as a LON-CAPA server and will be 
+expected to have no other services running.  Your server is expected to have
+a reasonably fast connection to the internet.
 </p><p>
 More information is available at <a href="http://install.lon-capa.org/">
 http://install.lon-capa.org/</a>.
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ The installation process takes the follo
 
 <h2>Obtain Fedora Linux</h2>
 <p>
-Fedora linux ISO files can be obtained from the projects main site,
+FC2 ISO files can be obtained from the projects main site,
 <a href="http://fedora.redhat.com/">http://fedora.redhat.com/</a>.
-</p>
+You will need only the first ISO image for the minimal install.
+</p> 
 
 <h2>Determine Network Settings</h2>
 <p>
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ DHCP is <em>not</em> supported.
   <li>domain name server(s) </li>
 </ul>
 
-<h2>Install Fedora</h2>
+<h2>Minimal FC2 Install</h2>
 <p>
 Installing Fedora is quite easy if you've installed any of the Red Hat products
 before.  Some documentation is available from 
@@ -89,21 +91,7 @@ There are a few sections that require co
        Additional ports used by LON-CAPA are 5663 and 8080.  
        Enter these in the entry box as <nobr>"5663:tcp, 8080:tcp"</nobr>.</dd>
    <dt>Package Group Selection</dt>
-   <dd>
-       <b>Do not</b> install a web server.  It is intentially omitted from
-       this list.  Installing packages not listed below is not recommended.
-       If you install packages not listed below you should expect difficulties
-       when installing the LON-CAPA dependencies.
-      <ul>
-         <li>Editors</li>
-         <li>Text Based Internet</li>
-         <li>Authoring and Publishing</li>
-         <li>Server Configuration Tools</li>
-         <li>Development Tools</li>
-         <li>Administration Tools</li>
-         <li>Printing Support</li>
-      </ul>
-   </dd>
+   <dd>Choose 'minimal install'</dd>
 </dl>
 <p>
 Finish installing your server, reboot it, and log in as root.
@@ -117,33 +105,31 @@ Retrieve the loncapa_yum.conf file from
 wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/fedora/loncapa_yum.conf 
 </pre>
 <p>
+Copy the loncapa_yum.conf file to /etc/yum.conf:
+</p>
+<pre>
+mv /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.conf.backup
+cp loncapa_yum.conf /etc/yum.conf
+</pre>
+<p>
 Update your system to the latest versions of the system software:
 </p>
 <pre>
-yum -c ./loncapa_yum.conf update
+yum update
 </pre>
 <p>
-You will probably need to reboot your system, specifically when a new kernel is
-installed.  Reboot your system before proceeding with the LON-CAPA install.
+You will need to reboot your system after yum finishes.  Reboot your system before proceeding with the LON-CAPA install.
 </p>
 
 <h2>Installing LON-CAPA</h2>
 <h3>Install prerequisites</h3>
 <p>
-On our test install we needed to remove the httpd and system-config-httpd 
-packages using the command: 
-</p><pre>
-rpm -e httpd system-config-httpd
-</pre>
 <p>
 Installating the LON-CAPA prerequisites is pretty straightforward.  Execute:
 </p><pre>
-yum -c ./loncapa_yum.conf install LONCAPA-prerequisites
+yum install LONCAPA-prerequisites ntp
 </pre><p>
 This may take a moment due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
-</p><p>
-If yum complains of conflicting packages you will need to uninstall them 
-using 'rpm -e <packagename>'.
 </p>
 <h3>Retrieve and execute LON-CAPA setup program</h3>
 <p>
