[Mageia-dev] Alpha2 iso content

andre999 andr55 at laposte.net
Sun Mar 6 01:39:22 CET 2011


Anne nicolas a écrit :
>
> 2011/3/4 Maarten Vanraes<maarten.vanraes at gmail.com>:
>> Op vrijdag 04 maart 2011 20:19:01 schreef Anne nicolas:
>>> 2011/3/4 Wolfgang Bornath<molch.b at googlemail.com>:
>>>> 2011/3/4 Maarten Vanraes<maarten.vanraes at gmail.com>:
>>>>> installation via non-local FTP takes a very long time to do... a lot
>>>>> longer then iso install or installing from local rsync
>>>>
>>>> Well, this has been a discussion at all times as it depends on what
>>>> you want to install. If you want to install a small system you may be
>>>> better off with an ftp installation than downloading a large ISO from
>>>> the same server as you use for installation. So, as I said, I'd like
>>>> to have both for choice.
>>>>
>>>> tmb wrote:
>>>>> The minimal boot.iso is already available
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I know and I already tested it :)
>>>
>>> Also as stated already we will have dual arch iso which is 32 / 64
>>> bits iso (700Mo)
>>
>> I'm aware of that, i was just talking about the alpha2, if it'd be smaller,
>> it'd be faster to be tested on, that is all.
>
> I will not make isos specifically for alpha... The sooner we test full
> list of packages the better it is. If you need smaller iso then use
> boot.iso or dual

I agree with the current approach.  I'm working on importing some pkgs 
I'd like to see in beta1 if not ready for alpha2.  I'll wait until 
they're ready before requesting their inclusion.

-- 
André


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