[SOLVED] ISO size

Gerard Lally · 09-29-2012, 01:58 PM

Why are the Slackware 14 ISOs so much smaller than the ISOs for other recent releases? I seem to remember someone giving a reason for this.

Alien Bob · 09-29-2012, 02:06 PM

The sources are no longer part of the ISOs - they moved to a separate ISO file.

Eric

Gerard Lally · 09-29-2012, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Alien Bob

The sources are no longer part of the ISOs - they moved to a separate ISO file.

Thanks Eric.

dugan · 09-29-2012, 02:42 PM

Doesn't this effectively make room for programs that were previously too large to include, like Tex Live?

ReaperX7 · 09-29-2012, 03:19 PM

Time will tell what eventually will get added to the distribution, but traditionally Slackware has only included what it absolutely needs for it's main interfaces, applications, and the system as a whole.

volkerdi · 09-29-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dugan

Doesn't this effectively make room for programs that were previously too large to include, like Tex Live?

No.

damgar · 09-30-2012, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by volkerdi

No.

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