Description of problem: According to Bug# 160941 did I run into problems installing using FTP. The result was, that I had to reboot, and start all over from another source. This is a shame, as the user have to redo the package selection etc. again. Suggestion to solution: When an install error occurres (no matter installation method) the options should be: * Change installation method to CD's. * Change installation method to another FTP server. * Change installation method to another HTTP server. * Change installation method to another NFS location. * Skip this package, and log it to /root/failed-to-install.log * Reboot This ensures that an installation will always be a success, nomatter if the CD's are damaged or an FTP error occurred. I think this will send a message of professionalism that an Fedora install will always be completed. Having Retry and Reboot as the only options for recovery seams a bit stone age.
Skipping packages is not a reasonable option; it's highly likely to leave you with a system that will be broken in some way. Although changing install methods sounds like a win, given the architecture of anaconda and some of the assumptions we make depending on install type, it's not really feasible at this point.
Could the bug stay open, incase someone sees it, and starts making the changes to anaconda so changing install method is possible?