Re: Why is the DVD image so large?

Den 2025-11-01 kl. 15:06, skrev Dennis Clarke:
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>     * * * I am happy to ask the dumb questions * * *
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> This morning I see that we have FreeBSD 15.0 BETA4 iso stuff :
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> https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/?C=M&O=D
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> 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?
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> However I see :
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> 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
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> 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.
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> Why is the DVD image so large?  Can something/anything be trimmed out?
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HI   Dennis

    Beta3    did  not  have  the  KDE  Packages    and  was  4 GB  .   
BETA4    has  the  KDE  packages    and  is  4.8 GB
     Just 100  MB    to  large  for  a  standard   DVD of  4.7 GB
    I looked  at  the  cost  of  DVD-R   media   and  DVD-DL  ( Double 
Layer )  media   at  Amazon .  And  prices  is  very similar   for  50  
DVD  & DVD-DL  spindle packs.
    There is no  economic  reason   for not  buying   8.5 GB DVD-DL media .
    SO  its  possible  to put even  more  packages  on  a DVD-DL_ISO    
(  Up  to  8,5 GB )    which  would make offline installation  a  lot 
easier.

     All  thats  needed  is  to  Document  that   DVD-DL  media is  
required    for  the  DVD-DL_ISO

    Regards
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Lars Tunkrans
Oracle SPARC/Solaris System Administrator
Fujitsu M12 SPARC Specilaist