dos4ever dijo [Fri, Mar 04, 2011 at 08:46:11AM -0800]: > Hello I checked the FAQ and did not find the answer to this > question: Why 7 install iso files at 4.4G & 1 at 842M =31Gb. > I would hope that disk 1 is all that is needed to install the OS and > the rest are programs? > If they are all needed to install the OS that would make Debian more > bloatware then Win 7. > I hope that is not the case. > thanks
Remember that the Debian system is more than "just" the operating system - Our work is centered around making over 20,000 independent software packages properly work together, installable following a clear logic outlined in our policies, in the best possible way for our users. I doubt there is anybody who has installed all of the coinstallable¹ packages. The size of an average desktop install is well below 5GB², including the whole desktop suite (with the most often used programs for a "regular" workstation). -- ¹ Some packages are not coinstallable, so installing _all_ of Debian is just impossible ² http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch03s04.html.en -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110304180353.gb26...@gwolf.org