Public bug reported:
I frequently burn an Ubuntu installation CD, use it, and then promptly
manage to leave it laying around somewhere in my house neglecting to
properly label it first. Later, I pop it in to see what it is, and
while I can tell that it's Ubuntu, I don't know for sure exactly which
image it is. I would like to propose that all information necessary to
establish what the original image name/type was should be easily
accessible in the contents of the image itself.
*Most* of what is needed is accomplished already in the
README.diskdefines file, such as "#define DISKNAME Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic
Koala" - Release i386". However, there are two problems remaining.
First, there is no differentiation between the desktop, alternate, and
server CDs in this line. Second, it would be nice if the different
items were also written separately just to be more easily
programatically readable, in case someone needed that capability.
Thus, I propose that at a minimum a line should be added to
README.diskdefines or another appropriate top-level file with a
declaration along the lines of "CDVARIANT Alternate". That combined
with existing things would satisfy the basic needs outlined in my first
point.
What would be ideal IMO to take care of the second too would be something that
looks like this:
#define DISKNAME Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386
#define TYPE binary
#define TYPEbinary 1
#define ARCH i386
#define ARCHi386 1
#define DISKNUM 1
#define DISKNUM1 1
#define TOTALNUM 0
#define TOTALNUM0 1
#define DISTRO Ubuntu
#define VERS 9.10
#define MILESTONE Release
#define CODENAME "Karmic Koala"
#define CDVARIANT Alternate
(ARCH is already mentioned separately.) Note that I don't really
understand all of what the README.diskdefines file does or the inner
workings of the disk images and installer - I just noticed that most of
the info I want happens to be in that file, so it would make sense to me
to elaborate on it there.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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No way to tell what type an install CD is from its contents
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492206
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