Which Etch Installation Disk(s) Should You Download?

rickh · 04-18-2007, 11:28 AM

Tour of the Debian 4.0 CDs

This is Joey Hess's analysis, and he's probably reasonably well informed.

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A complete set of Debian 4.0 on CD and DVD consists of 292 CDs and 39 DVDs. If you've downloaded or bought all 331 discs, here's how you can throw 324 of them away. Or, how to pick the right ones to get in the first place.

Cage47 · 04-18-2007, 12:52 PM

Maybe for every version of Debian that came out. The official 32bit distro is 21 cd's. I got my order last week. Well worth the cost. I've got all 21 cd's in my sources but for me I only use the 1-14 cd's. That's for KDE, OpenOffice and a plethera of utils. Gonna take a look at the other cd's to see if I need anything on them. But haven't had to install anything from 15-21.

I'd really like to know how "educated" Joey is to say the distro is 292 cd's.

XavierP · 04-18-2007, 12:59 PM

Netinstall - disk 1 allll the way

rickh · 04-18-2007, 01:16 PM

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I'd really like to know how "educated" Joey is to say the distro is 292 cd's.

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2092

Quakeboy02 · 04-18-2007, 01:26 PM

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Netinstall - disk 1 allll the way

Worth saying again, unless you use the businesscard!

rickh · 04-18-2007, 01:50 PM

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Netinstall - disk 1 allll the way

... and not Etch either, ... Lenny, instead.

But this post is aimed at people who don't understand.

Cage47 · 04-18-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rickh

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2092

OK, OK So he's more than slightly knowledgeable on Debian. Still that was a very sloppy statement.

rickh · 04-18-2007, 02:07 PM

I imagine he's counting up all the CDs for 11 different architectures, optional Disk#1s, the DVD equivalents, as well as alternate installation media (netinstall, business card, etc.) That would be a complete installation set.

Cage47 · 04-18-2007, 02:31 PM

And who would actually use "every" installation media. I mean, when you're talkingto a newbie, telling them the complete installation is on 292 cd's is sloppy. you've gotta note that each platform's install media is only a certain amount. And then mention the other install options (business card, live cd, netinst). It's just for a Debian big wig it's kind of misleading.

DeanLinkous · 04-18-2007, 03:33 PM

I thought it was a EXACT statement that took into account that not everyone runs the same architecture. Shy jo ROCKS!

BillyGalbreath · 04-18-2007, 04:54 PM

*wonders if the floppy disks still exist*

I remember a time I loaded a full Woody system from 4 floppy disks. I took those things everywhere.

Dutch Master · 04-18-2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyGalbreath

*wonders if the floppy disks still exist*

Yeah, they do. I have some

/me remembers the 5.25" floppies...