Re: Confusion on how to do it.

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi,

John Brumby wrote:
> Is there such a thing as a Full Debian Os ISO to be downloaded.

Afaik, there is no single ISO which contains all packages.

The usual advice is to download the first three DVD sized ISOs.
In case of 64-bit x86 computers:

  https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/

But there are sets with large volume sizes, so that already the first ISO
of the set contains about everything you might ever want to install:

  16 GB:  https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/jigdo-16G/
  25 GB:  https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/jigdo-bd/
  50 GB:  https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/jigdo-dlbd/

They need program jigdo-lite for download.

If you already have a Debian system or one which offers this program, then
you may follow these instructions:

  https://wiki.debian.org/JigdoOnLive#Install_package_jigdo-file

Andrew Cater gives motivations and instructions in:

  http://flosslinuxblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-quick-post-on-how-to-use-jigdo-to.html

Debian's official documentation and hands-on example:

  https://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/
  https://tldp.org/HOWTO/Debian-Jigdo/downloadingyourfirstimage.html


If you have no opportunity to install jigdo-lite on your current operating
system, consider to download a Debian Live ISO, boot it, install jigdo-lite,
and download the big ISO to the computer's hard disk:

  https://wiki.debian.org/JigdoOnLive


Have a nice day :)

Thomas