Re: Why is the DVD image so large?
- Reply: Lars Tunkrans : "Re: Why is the DVD image so large?"
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Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2025 23:59:52 UTC
On 2025-11-01 12:44, Lars Tunkrans wrote: > Den 2025-11-01 kl. 15:06, skrev Dennis Clarke: >> >> >> * * * I am happy to ask the dumb questions * * * >> >> >> This morning I see that we have FreeBSD 15.0 BETA4 iso stuff : >> >> https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/?C=M&O=D >> >> 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? >> >> However I see : >> >> 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 >> >> 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. >> >> Why is the DVD image so large? Can something/anything be trimmed out? >> > > 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. How does this pertain to reader/writers? Different burners have different capabilities. > > All thats needed is to Document that DVD-DL media is required > > for the DVD-DL_ISO > > Regards -- There is no such place as the internet