Unable to install from .iso or compile from source on Fedora 27

andypugh wrote:

The .iso is bootable,

Indeed it is. I cannot get it to boot from DVD or USB stick, but was able to use it to create a new virtual machine. Very curious. I will do some more digging to work out why it is so hard to get the iso working in the expected manner on my machine.

I am satisfied with this solution and I appreciate all the advice received. Thank you.