Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 23:56:16 +0200 From: Omer Faruk Sen <ofsen@enderunix.org> To: jason andrade <jason@rtfmconsult.com> Cc: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> Subject: Re: freebsd 5.3-release and some observations Message-ID: <20041117215616.53663.qmail@istanbul.enderunix.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0411180633250.29442@luna.rtfmconsult.com> References: <200411171010.iAHAAfLa054210@lurza.secnetix.de> <Pine.LNX.4.60.0411180633250.29442@luna.rtfmconsult.com>
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It can be really very nice if we had a chance to download 2 dvd images (maybe not on ftp mirros but from bittorrent or sth else) so we can have all the packages required. Currently I think this is possible just for i386 arch. But creating such 2 dvd images creates a problem. Which package will go to which DVD image? But I remember that there was a work done for FreeBSD 4.4 release. On 4.4 as you remember we could able to download 4 FreeBSD CDs with all packages in it. PS: Just a quick check: istanbul:/ftp/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386$ du -s -h packages-5.3-release/ 14G packages-5.3-release/ 14G requires more that 2 DVDs. But there are lots of language spesific packages whch can be removed right? jason andrade writes: > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Oliver Fromme wrote: > >> >> jason andrade wrote: >> > i've also been asked if (as other distros are doing) FreeBSD >> > will master a DVD iso image for downloads. >> >> You don't need a separate DVD ISO image. You can just take >> the standard CD ISO image and write it to a DVD-R. Should >> work just fine. There's no difference between CD ISOs and >> DVD ISOs, except that the latter can be larger. > > right. other distributions use the extra space to create a DVD that has a > larger package set as well as install tree. > i believe the current CD ISO has a subset of the entire > package tree for that release. > > personally i'm pretty happy with the CD sized arrangement > but since i get asked i figured i'd pass it on. > > regards, > > -jason > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hubs > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hubs-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ----------------------- Omer Faruk Sen http://www.EnderUNIX.ORG Software Development Team @ Turkey http://www.Faruk.NET For Public key: http://www.enderunix.org/ofsen/ofsen.asc ******************************************************** First Turkish FreeBSD book is out! Go check it. Duydunuz mu! Turkiye'nin ilk FreeBSD kitabi cikti. http://www.acikkod.com/freebsd.php
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