Re: CDimages go 2 NET INSTALLERS
On Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 10:07:23AM +0100, J.A. Bezemer wrote:
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>On Tue, 1 Nov 2022, Steve McIntyre wrote:
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>[..]
>> The netinstall image *is* a CD image. For example, from
>>
>> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current/amd64/iso-cd/ :
>>
>> What is a netinst image?
>>
>> The netinst CD here is a small CD image that contains just the core
>> Debian installer code and a small core set of text-mode programs
>> (known as "standard" in Debian). To install a desktop or other
>> common software, you'll also need either an Internet connection or
>> some other Debian CD/DVD images.
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>The "other *CD* images" is incorrect since we do not produce other CD images
>any more. The /CD/http-ftp/ states: "it's possible to use CD images (700 MB
>each)" which is equally incorrect. This may have caused OP's
>misunderstanding.
*Possibly*, yeah. Let's fix that now...
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