Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 10:06:48 -0400 From: Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> To: FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Why is the DVD image so large? Message-ID: <d7757e06-1199-42a3-9b41-cc7d210fce0b@blastwave.org>
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* * * I am happy to ask the dumb questions * * *
This morning I see that we have FreeBSD 15.0 BETA4 iso stuff :
https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/?C=M&O=D
For doing a test install onto some real hardware I felt it would be nice
to try out the iso images for ye old fashioned DVD. Worth a try?
However I see :
FreeBSD-15.0-BETA4-amd64-dvd1.iso 5150257152 2025-Oct-31 12:38
FreeBSD-15.0-BETA4-amd64-dvd1.iso.xz 4276839812 2025-Oct-31 12:38
Now the dvd1 image seems a tad large for an actual DVD media. I think
this has been the case for a very long time now.
Why is the DVD image so large? Can something/anything be trimmed out?
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Dennis Clarke
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