The number of cd's is not a question of which install method you choose 
but what is choosen.

-connie sieh
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Kresnik Igor wrote:

> Hello
> When i install linux i always use all cd. if you like see how install
> linux then wisit https://www.scientificlinux.org/developers/
>
> Igor
>
> Rakhesh Sasidharan pravi:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I assume this would be an often asked question. I did a brief search
>> of the archives but couldn't find anything answering it; hence I'm
>> posting to the list.
>>
>> I would like to try out SL 5.0 and 4.5. My intention is to have a
>> gui-less install. I'd like to install SL 5.0 and then SL 4.5 on top of
>> that as a guest. What would be the least number of CDs I'd have to
>> download of either release to achieve something like this?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Rakhesh
>>
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