Ubuntu 8.04.1 ISO file size so big

andrak · 09-20-2009, 01:52 PM

I am downloading Ubuntu 8.04.1 ISO from here: ftp://ftp.ukc.mirrorservice.org/site...lease/ubuntu-8.

Unfortunately I am in Africa and am using a 256kbs internet connection which is providing an average of 17kbs download speed. I have been downloading for about 14 hours now and the file size has reached over 1.4GB. can anyone tell me how big this file is going to be. I have no problems with space but just want to reclaim my computer from the download.

Andrew

vigi · 09-20-2009, 02:40 PM

Your link is incorrect, and the mirror is also possibly incorrectly labeled?
When I shorten your link so it brings a page up, it shows DVDs only, thus the reason for your file being over 1GB. Even a slackware dvd iso is under 1.4BG. I would check the iso size before downloading it, or try a different mirror.

ronlau9 · 09-20-2009, 02:51 PM

I suggest just download the new version being UBUNTU 9.4 from www.ubuntu.com

Crito · 09-20-2009, 02:58 PM

Kubuntu 9.04 that I download a few days ago fit on a 700 MB CD-R.

andrak · 09-21-2009, 12:26 PM

I have downloaded 9.04 and burnt it to a new CD. I now cannot get past the introduction screen where I am asked if I want to run it from the disk, install Ubuntu get help, change some settings, etc. I have tried telling it to "Start Ubuntu without making any changes to my system" and, later, "install Ubuntu". Neither had any effect. I left the PC running for several hours and found the same screen when I looked again.

Could it be a faulty download. I have just checked the winMd5Sum and it says the checksums are different. What is the likely cause of these problems. The internet connection and time it takes to download, the PC, the disk I used. It is driving me crazy.

I was able to download and run mint from a disk but gave up on that because I could not get the pppoe internet connection to work.

Maybe I should use a different Linux distribution. I am becoming quite frustrated, but still convinced the fault lies with me and is something I am doing wrong.

Can you help?

Andrew

ronlau9 · 09-21-2009, 03:00 PM

On the well come screen there is also a option : "Check disk fore defects " did you try this option ?
AS you know Mint is a fork of Ubuntu
I can not imagine that Mint make dramatic changes from Ubuntu.
If the down load time is too long the change is greater that something goes wrong than when the down load time quick .

Crito · 09-21-2009, 03:51 PM

I saw a Linux magazine today that had both Ubuntu and Kubuntu 9.04 on a DVD. When I was using dialup that was the easiest (but not cheapest) way to get distros.

But yes, if the checksums don't match then I wouldn't even waste time burning it to disk. Using a bittorent client to download might help though. It's designed to resume more gracefully than ftp transfers and is constantly doing checksums of the pieces it gets from various sources. So you don't have to wait until the end to find out you downloaded a pile of garbage.

http://www.bittorrent.com/