I downloaded a 770MB file titled debian-live-6.0.3-i386-lxde-desktop.iso .
Burned a DVD. Got some surprises :<
Inspite of http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#live-cd stating in part:
"
Is a Debian "live CD" available?
Yes. A so-called "live CD", or more precisely, a "live system", is a complete
system prepared for a CD, DVD, USB key or other medium. _*You*_ do not need to
install anything on the hard drive. Instead you boot from the CD or other
medium and
_*are able to start working on the machine right away*_.
All programs run directly from the medium.
"
Evidently "start working right away" means using an open office app.
[a suite that is irrelevant for me]
Not only is there no way to connect to internet, there is no app for
configuring a possible connection to the internet.
The second unkind surprise arrived when I popped the DVD into tray of an
operating Windows(tm) machine after inviting me to blindly install. It
triggered my browser bringing up README.txt which said in part:
"
About This Disc
===============
This disc is labeled
Debian GNU/Linux squeeze-di-rc2 "Squeeze" - Official Snapshot i386
NETINST Binary-1 20110121-20:12
It contains programs ("binaries") for `i386' computers.
This disc is a _*netinst image*_. ???????????????? !!!!!!!!! ?????????????
"
That's what Debian can do with 750MB ?
There is massive communication failure as other links internal to debian.org
lead to a netinst image of ~150MB.