Re: Why so many install DVD's ?
Hi, On Friday 04 March 2011 17.46:11 dos4ever wrote: > Why 7 install iso files at 4.4G & 1 at 842M =31Gb. ... > If they are all needed to install the OS that would make Debian more > bloatware then Win 7. :-) Others have answered: CD 1 is sufficient. I usually don't even use the full CD / DVD1, but only the "business card" or "netinst" images (20M or 100M IIRC): you install a very basic system and just (automatically) download the rest -- and only what you really need -- via the net. Of course you only do this if you have a reasonably fast Internet connection (home DSL is fine, doesn't need a huge pipe. But don't try it via a ISDN / Modem link...) Remember: Debian == * Linux kernel + X.org + KDE and GNOME and lots of other stuff at less than 1G (and this is already more software than you get with a windows install DVD) * OpenOffice/LibreOffice, GIMP, digikam, amarok, inkscape, scribus, ... (tons of applications) * wesnoth and quite a few other games * eclipse, kdevelop and a lot ofther development tools * ... - you name it, we have it * ... - we don't have it, you don't want it ;-) cheers -- vbi signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: Why so many install DVD's ?
On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 18:03, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > 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). This can be misleading because install size is always larger than package size. -- 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/AANLkTimkL=H1V9O=tydoiy1pnbf6n9uofpjigcdid...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Why so many install DVD's ?
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
Re: Why so many install DVD's ?
On 03/04/2011 12:46 PM, dos4ever wrote: > 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 http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#which-cd "The first CD/DVD contains the installation system and the most popular packages." Ben -- 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/4d711c65.1080...@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca
Re: Why so many install DVD's ?
On 4 March 2011 11:46, dos4ever wrote: > 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 > > > Yes, you only need disk 1. The rest contains the repositories for offline installs. Enjoy. Yours, AH
Why so many install DVD's ?
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 -- 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/4d711753.60...@frontier.com
